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Involving Rural Kenyan Women in the Development of Nutritionally Improved Weaning Foods: Nutribusiness Strategy
(1997)
This paper describes a participatory process employed by three collaborating universities to engage rural Kenyan women, who are members of organized women's groups, in the development of recipes for culturally appropriate, ...
Evaluation of selected Kenyan potato cultivars for processing into potato crisps
(2010)
There has been tremendous increase in the demand and consumption of potato crisps as snack in Kenya. This has however, not been paralleled by development of appropriate raw materials. Many potato varieties and clones have ...
Proximate composition and mineral contents of six common Kenyan varieties of beans (phaseolus vulgaris)
(Taylor and Francis Group, 1989)
Dry beans from six Kenyan common varieties were analysed for proximate composition and for nine minerals. There was little variation in the proximate composition but considerable variation was observed in the mineral ...
Nutrient and antinutrient in contents of raw and cooked Amaranthus hybridus
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2001)
Amaranthus hybridus was grown as a leafy vegetables in four sites in Dar‐Es‐Salaam, Tanzania. Freshly harvested leaves from each of the growing sites were analyzed for proximate composition of beta‐carotene, reduced ascorbic ...
A Framing Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Genetically Modified Crops in Kenya
(2013)
There was much public debate in Kenya about genetically modified (GM) crops when the national Biosafety Bill went through the parliamentary process toward enactment into law. This study analyzed how GM crops were framed ...
Changes in ascorbic acid, beta‐carotene and sensory properties in Sundried and stored Amaranthus hybridus vegetables
(2000)
maranthus hybridus was grown as a leafy vegetable in Dar‐Es‐Salaam, Tanzania. Freshly harvested leaves were analyzed for moisture content, beta‐carotene and reduced ascorbic acid. The leaves from the four sites were bulked, ...
Proximate chemical composition of street foods and their energy and protein contribution to the nutrition of manual workers in Nairobi
(1998)
Street foods were sampled from 12 vending sites around construction sites and industrial areas in Nairobi. The foods were analyzed for proximate composition and assessed for their contribution to energy and protein RDAs ...
Ascorbic acid changes in three indigenous Kenyan leafy vegetables during traditional cooking
(Taylor and Francis Group, 1994)
The ascorbic acid (vitamin C) contents in three fresh green leafy vegetables commonly consumed in Kenya namely, Amaranthus hybridus, Gynandropsis gynandra and Solanum nigrum L. and the changes during traditional cooking ...
Some chemical characteristics and availability of vitamin A and vitamin C from Kenyan varieties of papayas (Carica papaya L.)
(Taylor and Francis Group, 1990)
Papayas from 14 Kenyan varieties were analysed for dry matter, pH, titratable acidity, total soluble solids, total sugar, vitamin C, total carotenoids and β‐carotene. There were significant varietal differences (p < 0.05) ...
Changes in leaf yield and nutritive quality of the black nightshade (solarium nigrum) as influenced by nitrogen application
(1996)
The effect of nitrogen application rates on the leaf yield and nutritive quality of the black nightshade (Solatium nigrum L.), an indigenous Kenyan leafy vegetable was investigated. Application of 5 g N per plant gave the ...