Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in Western Africa (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Aworh, Ogugua Charles; Owusu-Darko, Patricia Gyaa

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
• Seitenzahl: 255
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780443273858
• Artikelnr.: 72251693

Inhaltsangabe

1. An Overview of West African Traditional Foods: Processing, Safety and
Health Benefits
2. History of Eating Habits, Food Cultures, Traditions and Taboos of
Western Africa: Health Benefits, Safety Issues and Regulations
3. Technological and Nutraceutical Development Potentials of Some
Traditional and Underutilized Plant Foods of the Savanna Region of Cameroon
4. Traditional and Ethic Foods of the Coastal Belt of Ghana
5. Health and Nutritional Perspectives of Foods in the Middle Belt of Ghana
6. Health and Nutritional Perspectives of Traditional and Ethnic Foods of
the Northern Belt of Ghana
7. Importance of Food and Culture in Nigeria with Special Reference to Yam
8. Indigenous Foods of South Eastern Part of Nigeria
9. Traditional and Ethnic Foods of the Middle Belt Region of Nigeria
10. Ogi: A Prominent Traditional Cereal Product of South Western Nigeria
11. Selected Traditional Legume Products of South-Western Nigeria
12. Traditional Cassava Products of South-Western Nigeria
13. Selected Traditional Green Vegetable Products of South-Western Nigeria
14. Traditional and Ethnic Foods of Northern Nigeria
15. Traditional Dairy, Meat and Fish Products of West Africa
Appendix: A Compilation of some Recipes of Ghana Dishes