Enzymatic Wet milling and Dry milling Process of Corn

Atul Anand Mishra; R. N. Shukla; Laxmi Kant Rawat

Enzymatic Wet milling and Dry milling Process of Corn

Enzymatic corn wet milling (E-Milling) is a method derived from conventional wet milling for the recuperation and purification of starch and co-merchandise. The usage of enzymes in wet milling process eliminates the needs of SO2 and also reduces the steeping time. The E-Milling method consists of grain cleaning, pretreatment, enzymatic treatment, germ separation and recovery, […]

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Preparation and Evaluation of Biotin Powder

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Biotin, also known as vitamin B7, is a water-soluble vitamin that plays a vital role in metabolism, gene regulation, and cell signaling. It’s a type of vitamin called a co-factor; it helps enzymes to break down fatty acids, glucose, and amino acids so your body can function properly. While biotin gained fame as a beauty

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Innovative Extension Services for Technology Transfer: The Case of Aquaculture in Northern Malawi

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Aquaculture started a long time ago in Africa, but only in recent years did visible production systems emerge that are sustainable for rural areas. Such systems demonstrate increased fish production and higher incomes as shown by examples from Egypt, Nigeria, Zambia and 33Uganda. In Malawi, aquaculture growth has been slow and positive impacts recorded from

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Evaluation of Nutritional Composition and Acceptability of Processed Precooked Lima Bean Using Chemometric and Descriptive Statistics Approach

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Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), an underutilized legume in Nigeria, is a potential food and nutrition security crop. Two varieties (white and black) of lima bean were each subjected to precooking, dehydration and cooking, given six treatments and two controls to assess effect of precooking on the nutrients and acceptability of lima bean. Proximate, minerals, vitamins

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Fish Composition, Size Distribution and Fishing Gear Selectivity in Lake Malombe, Malawi

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Lake Malombe is connected to Lake Malawi; the latter is an African Great Lake endowed with the World highest fish species diversity. Thus, fish species of the two lakes are commonly shared and form valuable food resource. The Lake Malombe fishery resources have been exploited to alarming levels by residents and mobile fishermen that use

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Vol12, Issue 2, 2024

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A Research on Making Pulses More Palatable and Useful Through Irradiation with 2-6µm Mid-Infrared Ray

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Pulses are a good protein source. However, two main issues with pulses are I) their high protein content can be problematic for renal and some cardiac disease patients and II) chemicals are added to enhance their taste, aroma and shelf life. We have overcome these issues by subjecting pulses to mid-infrared rays (mid-IR) generated from

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Effect of Processing Conditions on Oil Point Pressure of Calabash Nutmeg

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The oil point pressure of calabash nutmeg (Monodora myristica) was investigated considering particle size, moisture content, heating temperature and heating time. Freshly harvested seeds obtained from a local market in Ibadan were decorticated and cleaned of all extraneous matter. The kernels obtained were milled and graded into fine and coarse aggregates. The experiment was a

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Determination and Comparison of Total Aflatoxin Levels in Groundnuts from Four Major Markets in Lagos State, Nigeria

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Aflatoxins (Aspergillus flavus toxins) are poisonous substances produced by some fungi on crops, foods, and feeds. The study was carried out to determine and to compare total aflatoxin levels in groundnuts sold in Lagos markets, Nigeria. Microbiological and toxicology tests were carried out on raw, boiled, and roasted groundnuts from the same source. The microbiological

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Assessment of Storage Practices in Warehousing Companies of Groundnut Export in North Kordofan State with Reference to GSP (WHO, 2019)

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This study was conducted in all groundnut export warehousing Companies namely: (A, B, C, D, E and F) in EL Obied Town of North Kordofan State during the season 2023. The objective of the study to assessment of storage practices of export Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) and compare with reference to Good Storage Practices (WHO, 2019).

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