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Full-Text Articles in Molecular Biology
Phenolic Compounds And Antioxidant Activities In Some Fruits And Vegetables From Burkina Faso, Romaric G. Bayili Msc., Fatoumata Abdou-Latif Msc., Oumou H. Kone Msc., Mamouna Diao Msc., Mamoudou H. Dicko Prof.
Phenolic Compounds And Antioxidant Activities In Some Fruits And Vegetables From Burkina Faso, Romaric G. Bayili Msc., Fatoumata Abdou-Latif Msc., Oumou H. Kone Msc., Mamouna Diao Msc., Mamoudou H. Dicko Prof.
Pr. Mamoudou H. DICKO, PhD
Levels of total phenolic compounds (TPC), proanthocyanidins (PAs) and antioxidant activities among sixteen fruits and vegetables commonly consumed in Burkina Faso were determined. Levels of TPC ranged from 0.21 to 3.33 mg of gallic acid equivalent per gram of fresh matter. The highest contents in TPC were found in hot chili pepper, okra, lemon, spinach, onion, while the highest contents in PAs were found in spinach (3.52 mg), onion (2.35 mg), okra (1.27 mg), hot chili pepper (1.11 mg), tomato (0.54 mg) and garlic (0.46 mg). Antioxidant activities ranged from 0 to 9 μmol per gram of fresh weight, trolox …
Food Based Approaches For A Healthy Nutrition In Africa, Mamoudou Hama Dicko
Food Based Approaches For A Healthy Nutrition In Africa, Mamoudou Hama Dicko
Pr. Mamoudou H. DICKO, PhD
The latest estimates of the FAO demonstrate the problems of the fight against hunger. These problems are manifested by the ever-increasing number of chronically undernourished people worldwide. Their numbers during the 1999-2001 period were estimated at about 840 million of which 798 million live in developing countries. Sub-Saharan Africa alone represented 198 million of those. In this part of Africa the prevalence of undernourishment ranges from 5-34%, causing growth retardation and insufficient weight gain among one third of the children under five years of age and resulting in a mortality of 5-15% among these children. Malnutrition resulting from undernourishment is …