Browsing by Author "Olawuyi, I.F."
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Item Quality and safety properties of street-vended beske (fried soy cake) in Ilorin metropolis(FUTA Journal of Research in Sciences, 2017) Karim, O.R.; Aruna, H.E.; Ojulari, O. V.; Akintayo, O.A.; Olawuyi, I.F.Street food contamination is assumed to be inevitable by the nature of the trade, yet millions of people depend on this source of food. Beske is a fried coagulated soy-milk popularly consumed in Ilorin. In this study the quality and safety of street vended beske in Ilorin metropolis was investigated. Beske samples were collected from randomly selected vendors from six main areas of Ilorin, Kwara state in sterile containers and were taken to the laboratory for chemical analysis with the laboratory prepared sample. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain information on the safety measures practiced by the vendors. The results indicate that about 48% of them have toilet around their processing centers and used different inappropriate materials for packaging of beske. On sensory quality, the samples obtained from the vendors were preferred in taste than the laboratory prepared sample while a contrary result was obtained for general acceptability. The chemical analysis revealed that the protein content of the samples ranged between 28.80 and 31.27% while moisture content ranged from 18.82% to 39.80% indicating that the product is highly perishable. Free fatty acid (FFA) values of all the samples were very low ranging from 2.05% to 2.12%. The total viable count ranged between of 16 × 10-7 to 401 × 10-7cfu/g. Escherichia coli was not detected in all the samples which suggest non faecal contamination of the product. However, Staphylococcus aureus was detected with the count ranging from 5 × 10-7to 11 × 10-7 cfu/g above the acceptable level recommended for ready to eat foods. Therefore, it was recommended that the producers of street vended beske should improve on food safety and hygiene practices; proper packaging and handling should be practiced to avoid post production contaminationItem Quality attributes of breads from high quality cassava flour improved with wet gluten(Journal of Food Science (Food Chemistry), 2020) Akintayo, O.A.; Oyeyinka, S.A.; Aziz, A.O.; Olawuyi, I.F.; Kayode, R.M.O; Karim, O.R.This study investigated the physical, chemical, and sensory attributes of breads produced from preheated high-quality cassava flour (PCF) and its composite with wheat flour (CWF). Wet gluten was added to the PCF and CWF for production of bread, while bread from wheat served as the control. Flour functionality was determined prior to bread production. The moisture contents of the flour samples were in the range of 12.80 to 14.21%, and PCF exhibited water absorption capacity (1.12 mL/g) comparable to that of wheat flour (WF) (1.10 mL/g). There were significant (P < 0.05) differences in color characteristics, except in L∗ values and breads produced from WF and CWF were similar in specific volume (3.85 to 4.21 mL/g) and firmness (2.04 to 2.64 N). Breads from WF and CWF exhibited similar crumb microstructure, though gas bubbles in the sample from PCF appeared less developed. Wheat bread had significantly (P < 0.05) higher calorie, crude protein and crude fat, but lower crude fiber, ash, and carbohydrate compared to other bread samples. Sensory evaluation showed that bread from PCF was not significantly different from 100% wheat bread in crust color, texture, and overall acceptability but was impaired in flavor. The study revealed the feasibility of bread baking from preheated cassava flour with added gluten extract. The bread produced had some quality attributes comparable to that of wheat bread