Extruded Unripe Plantain Flour as an Indigestible Carbohydrate-Rich Ingredient [PDF]
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2019 There is a growing interest in the development of functional ingredients, including those with high indigestible carbohydrate content. Unripe plantain flour (UPF) is a source of indigestible carbohydrates, type II resistant starch (RS) in particular.
Daniel E. Garcia-Valle +4 more
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Nutritional and Sensory Evaluation of Yoghurt Incorporated with Unripe False Horn Plantain (Musa paradisiaca var. “apentu”) [PDF]
International Journal of Food Science, 2023 Unripe plantain (Musa paradisiaca L.) is rich in nutrients including minerals, vitamin C, and carbohydrates particularly resistant starches with prebiotic properties.
Bernadine Olivia Leeward +2 more
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Ameliorative Potentials of Cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta L.) and Unripe Plantain (Musa paradisiaca L.) on the Relative Tissue Weights of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats [PDF]
Journal of Diabetes Research, 2013 Aim. To investigate the ameliorating potentials of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta L.) and unripe plantain (Musa paradisiaca L.) incorporated feeds on the renal and liver growths of diabetic rats, induced with 55 and 65 mg/kg body weight of Streptozotocin ...
C. O. Eleazu +2 more
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The implications of ripening agents on chemical compositions of plantain (Musa paradisiaca) [PDF]
Heliyon, 2021 Foods frequently eaten supply both micro and macro nutrients to humans which are important in the total assessment of public health status of an individual.
O.S. Sojinu +5 more
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Unripe Plantain Peel Biohydrogel for Methylene Blue Removal from Aqueous Solution. [PDF]
Polymers (Basel)Dye contamination is a serious environmental issue, particularly affecting water bodies, driving efforts to synthesize adsorbent materials with high dye-removal capacities. In this context, eco-friendly and cost-effective materials derived from bioresidues are being explored to recycle and valorize waste.
Chamorro AF, Luna SP, Palencia M.
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Dietary Intervention with Resistant Starch-Rich Unripe Plantain Flour Restores Gut Microbiome–Metabolome Axis and Ameliorates Type 2 Diabetes in Rats [PDF]
FoodsPlantain (Musa spp., AAB group) possesses a complex triploid genetics originating from interspecific hybridization, which underlies its agronomic traits and nutritional composition, making it a vital global staple food crop.
Jinfeng Fu +10 more
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Potentials of plantain peel and Tithonia diversifolia leaves as soil amendments in enhancing performance and nutritional contents of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Screen house experiment was conducted in 2020 at the Landmark University Teaching and Research Farm Omu-aran, Kwara State. The experiment was carried out to evaluate the potential of dried unripe plantain peel and Tithonia diversifolia as soil amendments
Faith Oluwatobi Okunlola +8 more
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Metabolomics and in-vitro bioactivities studies of fermented Musa paradisiaca pulp: A potential alpha-amylase inhibitor [PDF]
HeliyonThe in-vitro synthesis of bio-compounds via fermentation is a promising route for bioactive molecules intended for disease control and management. Therefore, this study evaluated the effect of fermentation on the antioxidants, antihyperglycemic and anti ...
Adeleke Kazeem Atunnise +5 more
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Journal of Chemistry, 2020 Unripe plantain has been considered as having commercial potential or used as an ingredient for other foods. Information on the physicochemical and carotenoid properties of flours from hybrid plantain cultivars in the literature is limited.
Ekpereka Oluchukwu Anajekwu +4 more
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Functionality and mechanistic parametric study of the potential of waste plantain peels and commercial bentonite for soybean oil refining [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 The consumption of unrefined vegetable oil poses acute and chronic health issues, yet improper disposal of waste plantain peels is not environmentally sustainable. This research investigates the feasibility, mechanism and thermodynamics of waste plantain
Annex Ifeanyi Ogbu +3 more
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