Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in Western Africa
eBook - ePub

Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in Western Africa

  1. 255 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in Western Africa

About this book

Nutritional and Health Aspects of Native West African Foods is part of an ongoing series that continues to build out Elsevier's Nutritional and Health Aspects of Traditional and Ethnic Foods series. Written by a gender diverse team of experts, this book explores native and wild West African foods from Cameroon, Ghana, and Nigeria where 60% of West Africa live. Through valorization trials, the book analyzes nutritional components and the processing and safety of native plants and botanicals and shows how indigenous foods such as grains, fruits, tubers, fungi and cheese make a global impact on diet-related health claims and disease.From handling and processing methods to regulatory issues and sustainable farming, this book presents a framework to discover the influence of historical eating habits on today's diets.• Promotes global availability and insight into native West African foods available in Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria • Reviews the safety, processing and health benefits of these foods • Explores both scientific and anecdotal diet-related health claims • Analyzes nutritional components of native plants through valorization trials for global market • Presents framework to determine if these foods meet local and international regulatory requirements and presents strategies to remedy non-compliance

Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9780443273841
eBook ISBN
9780443273858
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Nutrition, Dietics & Bariatrics
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Contributors
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. List of Tables
  8. Chapter 1 : An overview of West African traditional foods: Processing, safety and health benefits
  9. Chapter 2 : History of eating customs, food traditions, and dietary taboos across Western Africa: An overview on health implications, safety measures, and regulatory frameworks
  10. Chapter 3 : Technological and nutraceutical development potentials of some traditional and underutilized plant foods of the savanna region of Cameroon
  11. Chapter 4 : Traditional and ethnic foods of the coastal belt of Ghana
  12. Chapter 5 : Health and nutritional perspectives of foods in the middle belt of Ghana
  13. Chapter 6 : Health and nutritional perspectives of traditional and ethnic foods in the northern belt of Ghana
  14. Chapter 7 : Importance of food and culture in Nigeria with special reference to yam
  15. Chapter 8 : Indigenous foods of South Eastern part of Nigeria
  16. Chapter 9 : Traditional and ethnic foods of the middle belt region of Nigeria
  17. Chapter 10 : Ogi: A prominent traditional cereal product of South Western Nigeria
  18. Chapter 11 : Selected traditional legume products of South-Western Nigeria
  19. Chapter 12 : Traditional cassava products of South-Western Nigeria
  20. Chapter 13 : Selected traditional green vegetables products of south west Nigeria
  21. Chapter 14 : Traditional and ethnic foods of Northern Nigeria
  22. Chapter 15 : Traditional dairy, meat and fish products of West Africa
  23. Appendix : A compilation of some recipes of Ghanaian dishes
  24. Index
  25. A

Trusted by 375,005 students

Access to over 1.5 million titles for a fair monthly price.

Study more efficiently using our study tools.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn how to download books offline
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.5M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1.5 million books across 990+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn about our mission
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more about Read Aloud
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS and Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app
Yes, you can access Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in Western Africa by Ogugua Charles Aworh, Patricia Gyaa Owusu-Darko, Ogugua Charles Aworh,Patricia Gyaa Owusu-Darko in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Nutrition, Dietics & Bariatrics. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.