Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences

Volume 13, Issue 3, June 2025

  • Review Article

    Plant Based Legume Extracts as Milk Alternatives - A Review

    Aditi Garg*, Sheel Sharma, Preeti Verma

    Issue: Volume 13, Issue 3, June 2025
    Pages: 109-118
    Received: 1 April 2025
    Accepted: 16 April 2025
    Published: 14 May 2025
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    Abstract: Animal based milk and its products have been the most important part of dairy consumption, but then demand has steadily outpaced the consumption since the mid-20th century especially in the last decade. This shift has coincided with a growing consumer preference for vegetative origin milk alternatives, which increasingly come from soy, legumes, nut... Show More
  • Research Article

    Effect of Processing on Nutritional and Sensory Quality of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato’s Porridge and Ugali (stiff-porridge) Consumed in the Lake Zone, Tanzania

    Caresma Chuwa, Abdulsudi Issa-Zacharia*

    Issue: Volume 13, Issue 3, June 2025
    Pages: 119-129
    Received: 25 March 2025
    Accepted: 2 April 2025
    Published: 3 June 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.jfns.20251303.12
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    Abstract: The orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) is a nutrient-rich crop with high β-carotene content, which helps prevent vitamin A deficiency (VAD). However, its semi-perishability requires proper processing to preserve its nutritional and sensory properties. This study assessed the effects of sun and solar drying on the proximate composition, β-carotene, ... Show More