July 2012

Determinants of nutritional behaviour of secondary school students in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

The researchers’ purpose in the study was to assess the determinants of nutritional behaviour of secondary schools students in Akwa Ibom State, using a descriptive survey design. Five research questions and three null hypotheses were verified in the study. The determinants of nutritional behaviour (DNB)” questionnaire was used to collect data from a multi-stage simple random sample of 450 drawn from the 1320...

Author(s): Maria Michael Ikorok, Rebecca James Eka, Lucas O. Ogunjimi and Nestor B. Udoh

July 2012

Study on changes of nutritional and organoleptic quality of flavored candy prepared from aonla (Emblica officinalis G.) during storage

Aonla is an important crop indigenous to Indian subcontinent which is used in alternative medicine, health foods and herbal products. It has got great potential in processed forms but little information is available regarding the dehydration and storage quality of aonla. The aonla fruits of each cultivar (Krishna, NA-7, NA-10 and Chakkaiya) were washed and blanched in boiling water containing 2% alum for 8 to...

Author(s): Priyanka Nayak, Dileep Kumar Tandon and Devendra Kumar Bhatt