Predicting the Nutritional and Rancidity Properties of Dehydrated Catfish ( ) Using Response Surface Methodology.

Catfish (), the most popular fish species cultivated in Nigeria is rich in nutrients but highly perishable thus, it requires processing for preservation. In order to determine the optimal dehydration parameters, the combined effects of brine concentration [3.0, 6.

Enhancing Sensory Perception of Plant Based Nutraceutical Drinks by Combining Plants from Different Sources: A Preliminary Study of Tea and Ginger Blend.

Tea-ginger drink was selected for evaluation due to its nutraceutical potential. Panelists rated preference for drinks prepared from tea, ginger, and tea+ginger powder for colour, taste, and aroma. The obtained data were evaluated using analysis of variance, principal component analysis, and agglomerative hierarchical clustering.

Proximate, Phytochemical, and Antimicrobial Properties of Dried Leaves from .

is a common plant in the tropics and has been used in food and medicine. Its usage in food and medicine could be attributed to its phtyochemical and antimicrobial properties. In this study we investigated the proximate, phytochemical, and antimicrobial attributes of air dried leaves of .

Multiresponse Optimization and Prediction of Antioxidant Properties of Aqueous Ginger Extract.

The influence of extraction temperature, powder concentration, and extraction time on the antioxidant properties of aqueous ginger extract was investigated. The possibility of estimating the antioxidant properties of the extract from its absorbance and colour properties was also investigated. Results indicated that powder concentration was the most significant factor to consider in optimizing antioxidant extraction.

Optimization and prediction of antioxidant properties of a tea-ginger extract.

A response surface approach was used to investigate the effects of temperature, concentration, and time on the antioxidant properties (total flavonoid (TF), total phenol (TP), peroxide scavenging activity (PS), iron chelating activity (IC), DPPH radical-scavenging ability (DPPH), ABTS assay (ABTS)) of aqueous extract of tea-ginger (2:1) powder. Color indices, pH, and redox potential of the tea-ginger powder were also measured and used as independent variables for the prediction of antioxidant properties of the extract using ordinary least square (OLSR), principal component (PCR), and partial least square (PLSR) regression. The R (2) values for TP, TF, ABTS, and PS response surface models were 0.