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Yam and its products can be modified during processing to reduce losses and ensure food security in the developing world. Xanthan gum (XG) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) were added at different concentrations to yam balls and their effect on the structural, functional, and sensory properties of frozen yam balls were investigated in this study. Freeze-thaw stability and oil absorption capacity of yam ball mix were determined. Sensory evaluation and instrumental texture profile analysis ...

Introduction Handwashing has been recognized as a convenient, effective, and cost-effective means of preventing communicable diseases. However, many people overlook the importance of handwashing when engaging in activities that require handwashing due to various factors. The objectives of this study were to assess the level of handwashing knowledge, attitudes, and practices and determine their relationships and how they are affected by sex, educational background, and age. Methods A cr...

Seafood waste has gained attention globally due to its increasing demand and negative impact on the environment. Survey work was conducted because Ghana has a significant number of commercial seafood processing industries but documentation on seafood waste is limited. The objective of this survey was to gain an insight into the volume of seafood waste generation, utilization and management system in seafood processing companies. Specifically, the study was to identify bottlenecks in the ...

This study sought to investigate the concentration of heavy metals and risk assessment in the fresh and smoked fish tissues (Muscles, gills and bones) of Pseudotolithus senegalen- sis, Sciaenops ocellatus , and Chloroscombrus chrysurus. Pseudotolithus senegalensis, Sciaenops ocellatus, and Chloroscombrus chrysurus were caught offthe coast of Jamestown beach in Accra and treated as fresh, smoked, unwashed and washed. Smoking was done on Ahotor, Chorkor, and Oil drum ovens, and analyzed for hea...

To appreciate and explore the potential use of coconut oil as substitute in chocolate this research was conducted. In achieving this, three different chocolates were formulated using varied amount of coconut oil (5–15%) as cocoa butter substitute. The formulated chocolate samples and a control were stored for 21 days to evaluate the kinetic reaction of oxidative stability and phenolic and flavonoid content, color and sensory properties. Results revealed that characterizations of oxidat...

Pleurotus ostreatus was cultivated on composted ‘wawa’ (Triplochiton scleroxylon) sawdust subjected to physical pretreatment techniques of moist heat sterilization and gamma irradiation to assess their comparative mycelial growth performance. Substrates were moist heat sterilized at either 95-100oC for 2.5 hours or gamma irradiated with a Cobalt 60 source at 0 kGy, 5 kGy, 10 kGy, 15 kGy, 20 kGy, 24 kGy and 32 kGy at a dose rate of 1.7 kGy/hour using the ethanol chlorobenzene (ECB) dosime...

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Food Research Institute (CSIR-FRI) organized an Investors’ Forum at the Directors’ Conference Room, CSIR-Food Research Institute, Accra on Tuesday, 9th August, 2022. The theme for the forum was, “Towards sustainable postharvest management of plantains”. The day forum was attended by four (4) Research Scientists, eleven (11) processors, two (2) MoFA Officers, eight (8) Administration Officers, two (2) DAEs, four (4) from CSIR-MAG Secretar...

Phytochemicals are important bioactive components present in natural products. Although the health benefits of many food products are well-known and accepted as a common knowledge, the identity of the main bioactive molecules and the mechanism by which they interact in the body of human are often unknown. It was only in the last 30 years when the field of metabolomics had matured that the identification of such molecules with bioactivity has been made possible through the development of instr...

There has been tremendous demand for palm oil globally due to it varied used in the food, biofuel, and oleochemicals. Ghana is a net importer of palm oil despite producing some best yielding varieties. This is ascribed to operation of palm oil artisanal mills, which account for close to 80% of palm oil production. Artisans are bedeviled with enormous challenges in their processing activities but possess the key of increasing palm oil production by 6%, which is translated into 210,800 tons per...

Access to water is a matter of daily survival for people around the world. Water is crucial for human survival and also central to the development of every nation. The recent literature on world water suggests that the water crisis being experienced is related to governance and not a real crisis of scarcity and stress. This paper aims at identifying water governance practices and the challenges associated with water governance in Ghana. The paper reviews the literature on the implementation o...

The association of cereals with fungi cannot be disregarded as their manifestation in our foods poses serious health risks. The aim of this study was to investigate the mycofloral (fungal) and chemical (pH) qualities of the “solom” (beverage of millet) available for consumption from their respective sales points in Ho. “Solom” a cereal beverage of millet was sampled from ten (10) different locations in the Ho Municipality of Ghana and evaluated for their pH, fungal counts, and species diversi...

Although sorghum is widely cultivated in Africa, its utilisation for the production of lager type beer by breweries is relatively limited. Sorghum is used unmalted as a brewing adjunct, in limited quantities, with barley and commercial exogenous enzymes for lager type beer production. The use of sorghum malt as the sole raw material in brewing lager type beers is generally limited because of its low diastatic power and high tannin content among other factors. The objective of this study i...

In Ghana, the role of female informal traders (“market women”) in making low-cost smoked and dried fish available in urban and rural marketplaces is the key to explaining the high consumption of fish in the country. However, market women’s contribution to food security and nutrition (FSN), as well as to fish quality and safety is underrated and poorly understood. Fish marketing requires proficient distribution and preservation skills, economic and sociocultural competence, and a high degree o...