Browsing Department of Food Science and Nutrition by Author "Kilonzi, Sheila M."
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Edible Plant Sprouts: Health Benefits, Trends, and Opportunities for Novel Exploration
Kilonzi, Sheila M.; Ofosu, Fred Kwame; Aloo, Simon Okomo; Shabbir, Umair; Oh, Deog Hwan (Nutrients, 2021-08)The consumption of plant sprouts as part of human day-to-day diets is gradually increasing, and their health benefit is attracting interest across multiple disciplines. The purpose of this review was to (a) critically ... -
Effect of Some Processing Methods on Nutrient Content and Anti-Nutritional Factors of a Variety of Dolichos Lablab (Lablab Purpureus L.) Beans Grown in Kenya
Kilonzi, Sheila M.; Makokha, Anselimo O.; Kenji, Glaston M. (Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences Research, 2019)This study aimed to determine the effect of different processing methods on the proximate composition and anti-nutritional factors of Dolichos lablab beans (Lablab purpureus) of Kenya. The seeds of KAT/DL-2 variety,sourced ... -
Insights on Dietary Polyphenols as Agents against Metabolic Disorders: Obesity as a Target Disease
Aloo, Simon Akomo; Ofosu, Fred Kwame; Kim, Nam-Hyeon; Kilonzi, Sheila M.; Oh, Deog-Hwan (2023-02-08): Obesity is a condition that leads to increased health problems associated with metabolic disorders. Synthetic drugs are available for obesity treatment, but some of these compounds have demonstrated considerable side ... -
Physical characteristics, proximate composition and anti-nutritional factors in grains of lablab bean (Lablab purpureus) genotypes from Kenya
Kilonzi, Sheila M.; Makokha, Anselimo O.; Kenji, Glaston M. (2017-06)Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the physical characteristics, nutritional composition and anti-nutritional factors of grains from three lablab bean varieties with different colours and size ...