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Precision fermentation is the process of producing food ingredients from plentiful and affordable substrates by rewiring metabolic pathways in widely accepted as safe microorganisms, scaling up fermentation and downstream processing. The rising demand for dietary protein challenges environmentally sustainable food production within global constrain...
Introduction: Youth are becoming more and more active on social media, with over 90% of them having at least one account. Food and beverage companies take advantage of this trend by targeting teenagers with social media marketing for their products. The influence of social media marketing may raise the possibility of making poor eating choices and...
Tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon) is a fruit species that falls under the Ebenaceae family. It is one of the lesser-known fruit varieties that grow in India and other parts of Asia. This species mainly grows in the deciduous forests that are present in India. Tendu is a nutritious and medicinal fruit that has been largely neglected and underutilized si...
The purpose of the present study was to identify the effect of an interactive health and nutrition education intervention on the knowledge and practices of school children and their parents. An experimental-control pre-post study, wherein 246 students (10–12 years) and their parents, from two schools, were enrolled for the study and divided into ex...
Through a survey of 2,400 self-help group members, it is seen that mature SHGs that are more than eight years old have improved the socioeconomic status of women across different geographical and agroclimatic zones in Rajasthan when compared to young groups that are less than one year old. This is evidenced by several markers of women empowerment s...
The study aimed to enhance Shrikhand, a dairy dessert, with Moringa oleifera leaf extract. Shrikhand samples were developed with different aqueous Moringa extract concentrations @ 2%, 3%, 4% as T1, T2, T3 respectively. T0 was the control sample with no added Moringa extract. Evaluation of T0, T1, T2 and T3 encompassed physicochemical traits (Total...
It is crucial that we have access to nutritious food in order to support life and promote good health. Unsafe food that contains harmful microbes, viruses, parasites , or chemicals causes ailments ranging from diarrhoea to cancer. It is well-recognized that maintaining food safety requires keeping food in the refrigerator at a proper temperature. I...
The objectives of the programme were to promoting nutritional awareness, education and behavioural change in rural area involving farm women and school children, harnessing traditional knowledge through local recipe to overcome malnutrition and implementing nutrition sensitive agriculture through homestead agriculture and nutri-garden. For this stu...
The present study entitled "Assessment of Food Diversity among Tribal Adolescent Girls (10-19 Years) in Udaipur District, Rajasthan". A total of 150 tribal adolescent girls between the ages of 10 and 19 were studied (30 from each village). The data was analysed using statistical tests of frequency and percent. When compared to other nutritional sta...
In spite of various health behavior change programs, successful implementation has been found to be
difficult. In the last decade, a focus has been given on motivational cues and cognitive strategies involved
in healthy behavior change. People activate certain cognitive/emotional strategies to justify their
indulgences without facing the guilt and...
The book is a complete guide for hypertensive patients to manage their blood pressure, healthy weight and overall well-being.
Hypertension has become a global burden. Pharmacological and Non-pharmacological therapies have been considered as primary intervention for uncontrolled hypertension. However, there is a huge rate of non-compliance seen in the patients. It has been due to various reasons ranging from ethnicity, socio-demographic factors to misconceptions and belief...
Syzygium cumini, generally renowned as jamun, is a tropical tree that yields purple ovoid fleshy fruit. Jamun is having a very good market value, but due to its unavailability and perishability it is still unexploited. Its seed has been conventionally used in India for the management of different ailments. The present investigation was carried out...
It is an edited book on discussion related to different aspects of nutrition on dealing with COVID - 19
Malnutrition is a serious matter of conern among the population of various countries, due to modern life style specially consumption of rapidly processed fast food. A WHO and UNICEF review in 2018 suggested that the SDG goal of eliminating all forms of malnutrition by 2030 was aspirational but not achievable and, on the basis of trends so far, reco...
The leading challenge across the globe currently is COVID 19 pandemic. In the current situation, the only approach to survive is to strengthen the immune system. Traditional spices and herbs have been used as immunity enhancers in Indian cuisine since the dawn of time. Herbs and spices like holy basil, ashwagandha, chamomile, Indian long pepper, gi...
Malnutrition is by far the highest contributor to child mortality, present in half of all the cases globally. Malnutrition is more common in India than in Sub-Saharan Africa. One in every three malnourished children in the world lives in India. The nutritional status of an individual is often the result of many interrelated factors. The main object...
Value-added products of tuber crops Purple yam and Sweet potato
A popular article on sesame seeds, jaggery, and groundnuts during the winter season.
The initiatives of women participation and gender mainstreaming were assessed in three categories namely programme planning phase, social dimensions and technological dimension. Present study was carried out in two villages of Badgoan panchayat samittee of Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Data were collected from fifteen beneficiaries and fifteen non...
We are grateful to all of the study's respondents who took time to respond to the questionnaires: policymakers, policy implementers, and key informants from government departments, schools, hospitals, and nongovernmental organizations. We thank the chief medical and health officer for Rajsamand District (Rajasthan) and the chief medical officer for...
The aim of the study was to develop weaning foods for the infants by using locally available resources, their organoleptic evaluation and proximate composition, to combat protein-energy malnutrition. Two weaning formulations (multigrain and nut mix; banana, apple and rice kheer) were processed and evaluated for infants of age 6-12 months and 9 mont...
The present study was conducted with the objective to assess impact of Nutrition Education Programme (NEP) on nutritional status of adolescent girls. Fifty girls enrolled in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhayalaya were selected. Study was conducted in Mangrop village of Suwana block of Bhilwara district. Different aspects of nutrition were selected i.e....
In the present scenario of exploding population and limited resources of food, there is need to find food source which has potential to meet demands of 4 F (Food, Fuel, Feed and Fibre) in near future. Sorghum is one of the most important crops in the world but is under privileged despite of its nutritional and commercial advantages. It has been reg...
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Question (1)
Esteemed Researchers,
My student and I have published a paper in the latest (2022) issue of the Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, Vol. 20, Issue 1. This journal doesn't share full-text articles with the publishing authors. I found this rather funny and exasperating. We, only have its abstract and citation. So, can anyone of you help us in getting its full text? Will be highly thankful to you all.
Citation:
Kavita Kachhawa and Vishakha Singh. Development of low-cost nutritious bars by using underutilised watermelon seeds (2022). Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment, 20 (1): 24-27. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1234/4.2022.5673
(https://www.wflpublisher.com/Abstract/5673).
Warm regards,
VISHAKHA SINGH
