The botanical name for African Star Apple or Cherry is chrysophyllum albidum. It belongs to the family of sapotaceae. It is popularly called udara in Igbo, agbalumo in Yoruba, and otien in Edo. While many find the taste unpleasant, some find the sticky nature of the inner pulp of the fruit unappealing. The health benefits of [...]
Price of Chicken has increased by 66 per cent in Asaba and its environs due to the Christmas festivities, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. A survey by a NAN correspondent showed that the price of big cock which was sold for N6,000 in 2017 now sells for between N9,000 and N10,000 in Asaba and [...]
Researchers have really been focusing on studying the complex links between the food we eat, and how our brain and body react. Could your lunch be increasing your risk for cancer? Recently, a scientific study conducted over a period of 8 years showed a significant link between the amount of processed foods consumed and the [...]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has commenced nationwide training of its staff to sensitise farmers and grain merchants on the health implications of wrong application of agrochemicals. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, said this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Adeyeye said that NAFDAC [...]
Nigerian researchers have demonstrated how Moi moi leaf plant (Thaumatococcus danielli) protects against the complications of diabetes such as kidney damage as well as liver failure. In fact, research has shown that Thaumatococcus daniellii seed is a natural source of antioxidant principles. It also showed that the in vivo antioxidant properties were favourable when compared [...]
Ampesi is a popular traditional Ghanaian food which is prepared with boiled yam, cocoyam, cassava or plantain, served with kontomire stew or any other preferred stew. Kontomire stew is made with cocoyam leaves. Ingredients 1 egg Meat or Fish, preferaby, Koobi (salted dried tilapia) Fresh kontomire (cocoyam) leaves 1 tomato puree Grounded Melon (powdered [...]
Audu Ogbeh, the minister of agriculture and rural development, advises farmers to use water that recedes from flood to replant rice to avoid shortage of the crop - Ogbeh says the government is planning to distribute rice seeds which are flood tolerant to farmers - NEMA warn that 12 Nigerian states will experience flooding Nigeria [...]
Prices of garri, a stable food on Nigerians table, continued to crash in some Enugu markets. A market survey in some major markets in Enugu metropolis on Saturday revealed that the prices of the white and red garri nosedived by about 36 per cent. Some sellers said that the fall in price was due to [...]
Peter Njonjo, president of Coca-Cola West Africa, says the company is looking to complete the acquisition of Chi Limited by the end of 2019 first quarter. Coca-Cola had acquired a 40% stake in the company in January 2016 and had, at the time, expressed interest in increasing the ownership within three years. “We are still [...]
Leftovers are the uneaten edible remains of a meal after everyone has finished eating. Food scraps that are not directly edible are not regarded as leftovers, but rather as waste. No one sets out to make leftovers, but we find that we almost always have them. From the piece of chicken you brought back from [...]
Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, says as long as Nigerians are not running mechanised farms, any talk of progress in the agricultural sector is cheap. Dogara said this in an interview he granted to Daily Trust. The speaker said there is no way the country could feed its increasing population if its [...]
The Adamawa Chapter of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria has said that with over 5,000 of its members affected by the flood, food security in the state is under threat. The chapter’s Chairman, made the assertion in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Yola. Maduwa said that the organisation, which [...]
Salt, table salt or common salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl). Salt is one of the oldest and most ubiquitous food seasonings, and salting is an important method of food preservation. Salt is processed from salt mines, and by the evaporation of seawater (sea salt) and mineral-rich spring water in shallow pools. Salt is used in many [...]
A roll is a small, often round loaf of bread served as a meal accompaniment. A roll can be served and eaten whole or cut transversely and dressed with fillings between the two halves. Bread Rolls or dinner rolls as some may call it is a very good meal to start or end the day [...]
Irvingia/ Bush Mango/ Wild Mango/ Dika tree is native to Africa and southeast Asia. Irvingia fruits and nuts are edible, fat and protein rich. The nuts are dried typically under the sun and usually sold as whole or in powder form. It is a deciduous tree and reaches 30-40m in height. Its trunk is usually [...]
Vitellaria paradoxa (formerly Butyrospermum parkii), commonly known as shea tree, shi tree or vitellaria, is a tree of the Sapotaceae family. It is the only species in genus Vitellaria, and is indigenous to Africa. The shea fruit consists of a thin, tart, nutritious pulp that surrounds a relatively large, oil-rich seed from which Shea butter is extracted. - [...]
Chamomile tea is one of the popular varieties of tea in the market. Derived from the Asteraceae family of plants, the dried flowers of this plant are used for different herbal and natural remedies as well as its most popular form – tea. These plants come in many forms, so chamomile tea in one part of the world [...]
Corymbia opaca(desert bloodwood) is a tree native to Australia. The tree is most well known for the distinctive red kino that it exudes. Australian Aboriginal people collect bush coconuts (a type of bush tucker) from the tree, which are produced by insects.The blood wood tree is a tree that grows only in places of bloodshed such as the wilderness or [...]
An eggshell is the hard, outer covering of an egg. It consists mostly of calcium carbonate, a common form of calcium. The rest is made up of protein and other minerals. Calcium is an essential mineral that is abundant in many foods, including dairy products. Lower amounts are also found in many leafy and root vegetables. Half [...]
HISTORY Before the development of modern refrigeration, ice cream was a luxury reserved for special occasions. Making it was quite laborious; ice was cut from lakes and ponds during the winter and stored in holes in the ground, or in wood-frame or brick ice houses, insulated by straw. Ice cream was made by hand in a [...]
