Food labels present a set of vital information such as date of expiry, nutritional data to the consumers which influence their purchasing. The present study was conducted to assess the awareness on food labels and the ...

Metanil yellow (C8H14N3NaO3S) is a synthetic azo dye not permitted to use in food products in many countries because of their potential carcinogenicity. But they are illegally used to colour food products like turmeric ...

Soybean has been considered as an important world crop as it has a unique chemical composition. On an average dry matter basis, soybean contains about 20% fat which contains a high proportion of essential fatty acids such ...

Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is considered an important crop in the world owing to its unique nutritional composition. On an average dry matter basis, soybean contains about 20% fat. Soy fat contains a high proportion ...

The study was undertaken to evaluate the nutritive qualities of twelve selected rice varieties cultivated in Jaffna peninsula of Sri Lanka. It includes both traditional and improved varieties. Furthermore, it is intended ...

The study was undertaken to evaluate and compare the cooking and eating characteristics of twelve rice varieties selected from different areas of Jaffna peninsula which include both traditional and improved varieties. It ...

Postharvest losses and shelf life are the major problem in marketing of leafy vegetable Amaranthus in Jaffna peninsula, Sri Lanka. A lowcost evaporative cool chamber with the capacity of 50kg of vegetables was constructed ...

Malting of seeds enhance its nutritional value through induced hydrolytic activity. Local varieties of finger millet and mung bean were selected to evaluate the nutritional changes during malting process. Both finger millet ...

The feasibility of partially replacing wheat flour with potato flour in biscuit making was evaluated in several formulations, aiming to find a formulation for the production of potato flour incorporated biscuits with better ...

An experiment was carried out to assess the phytoremediation potential of common moss (Bryophytes), for nitrate N and phosphorus from these nutrients treated water. Ground water was used in all experiments. The water used ...