Health risk assessment of potassium bromate in bread in Ghana.

Introduction: Potassium bromate (KBrO) is an oxidizing agent added to flour to improve bread quality. However, KBrO is nephrotoxic, and a class B carcinogen banned in most countries, including Ghana.

Aim: This study aimed to determine the residual KBrO concentration in bread and to estimate the chemical and carcinogenic risk that is associated with the consumption of these breads in Ghana.

Preparation of umami peptides from chicken breast by batch coupled enzymatic hydrolysis and membrane separation mode and the taste mechanism of identified umami peptides.

Batch coupled enzymatic hydrolysis and membrane separation mode (BCEH-MSM) is efficient in preparing active peptides due to enzyme being more purposeful in hydrolysing macromolecular. Therefore, BCEH-MSM probably could be an alternative option to the traditional enzymatic hydrolysis and offline membrane separation mode (TEH-OMSM). This work aimed to explore the potential of BCEH-MSM in enhancing the enzymatic hydrolysis (EH) efficiency and the umami of the enzymatic hydrolysate.

Properties, extraction and purification technologies of Stevia rebaudiana steviol glycosides: A review.

For health and safety reasons, the search for green, healthy, and low-calorie sweeteners with good taste has become the demand of many consumers. Furthermore, the need for sugar substitutes of natural origin has increased dramatically. In this review, we briefly discussed the safety and health benefits of stevia sweeteners and enumerated some examples of physiological functions of steviol glycosides (SGs), such as anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity, antihypertensive, anti-diabetes, and anticaries, citing various evidence related to their application in the food industry.

Molecular Identification and Characterization of Five Species from the Lower Volta River Basin of Ghana Based on Nuclear Ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) Sequences.

is a genus of biomedical fungus that is used in the development of numerous health products throughout the world. The Lower Volta River Basin of Ghana is an undulating land surface covered by extensive vegetation and water bodies and is rich in polypore mushrooms resembling various members of the genus. Despite the extensive biopharmaceutical benefits of spp.