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Nutrient’s composition of costus lucanusianus stem [PDF]
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022 The search for solution to malnutrition problem in it various forms particularly in developing countries necessitated the exploration of indigenous plants and spices that has been widely utilized for diverse purposes. The study was aimed at evaluating the nutrients composition of costus lucanusianus stem which include proximate, minerals, vitamins and ...
Dikioye Emmanuel Peters +1 more
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Nutrient balance and body composition [PDF]
Reproduction Nutrition Development, 1997 The prevalence of obesity in industrialized countries is increasing in spite of decreased energy and fat intakes. This trend might be mainly a consequence of a decline in energy expenditure. It is suggested here that it might also be accounted for by the increasing proportion of protein in the diet, affecting the hormonal status. The nutrient imbalance
Rolland-Cachera, Mf +2 more
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THE NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF SOME COWPEA VARIETIES
Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 2021 Five varieties of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) were analysed for their proximate composition, major mineral elements and carbohydrate fractions. Values for crude protein ranged from 25.80% to 28.95% while the ether extract, crude fibre, total ash and total carbohydrate had the following values: 1.83 - 2.37%, 3.06 - 4.48%, 5.80 - 7.10% and 50.46 - 55.76 ...
Oke, DB, Tewe, OO, Fetuga, BL
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Estimation of the dietary nutrient profile of free-roaming feral cats: possible implications for nutrition of domestic cats [PDF]
, 2011 Cats are strict carnivores and in the wild rely on a diet solely based on animal tissues to meet their specific and unique nutritional requirements. Although the feeding ecology of cats in the wild has been well documented in the literature, there is no ...
Bosch, G. +2 more
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Creamatocrit and the Nutrient Composition of Human Milk [PDF]
Journal of Perinatology, 1999 We tested the hypothesis that creamatocrit, the length of the cream column separated from milk by centrifugation and expressed as a percentage of the length of the total milk column, is a useful measure of the lipid concentration and the energy content of human milk.Milk samples from 17 mothers of preterm infants were analyzed prospectively, fresh as ...
C D, Wang +3 more
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The evolution of the nutrient composition of mammalian milks [PDF]
Journal of Animal Ecology, 2013 SummaryIn mammals, nutrient allocation during lactation is a critical component of maternal care as milk intake promotes juvenile growth and survival, and hence maternal and offspring fitness.Milk composition varies widely across mammals and is hypothesized to have arisen via selection pressures associated with environment, diet and life history. These
Amy L, Skibiel +3 more
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Relationships between nutrient composition of flowers and fruit quality in orange trees grown in calcareous soil [PDF]
, 2005 To determine if flower nutrient composition can be used to predict fruit quality, a field experiment was conducted over three seasons (1996-1999) in a commercial orange orchard (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck cv.
Beja, Pedro +4 more
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Chemical and Nutrient Composition of Selected Banana Varieties of Kerala [PDF]
, 2017 Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Many studies shows that banana is richest source of various nutrients which having the health beneficial for humans.
S, S. (Siji), V, N. P. (Nandini)
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Nutrients and chemical composition of Desplatsia dewevrei [PDF]
Food Science & Nutrition, 2019 AbstractSeveral plants species have served as food for man because of their nutritional values. However, there is a lack of data on the nutritional benefits of Desplatsia dewevrei. Hence, this study was aimed at investigating the nutrients and chemical composition of D. dewevrei leaves and fruits.
Ovuakporie-Uvo Oghale +2 more
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Interactive effects of past land use and recent forest management on the understorey community in temperate oak forests in South Sweden [PDF]
, 2019 Questions: Past agricultural land use and forest management have shaped and influenced the understorey composition in European forests for centuries.
Blondeel, Haben +7 more
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