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Make delicious waakye at Home using this recipe
Waakye is a beloved Ghanaian dish made from rice and beans cooked together. Its typical reddish-brown color comes from the addition of...
Hawa Issaka
May 231 min read
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Herbal “Miracle” Foods: Cultural Faith, Commercial Myths, and Scientific Reality
Herbal “miracle” foods – from moringa and baobab to turmeric , ginseng , chia , and kale – boast an aura of folkloric power. They are...
The Food Scientist
May 1414 min read
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Detection of bissap calyces and bissap juices adulteration with sorghum leaves using NIR spectroscopy and VIS/NIR spectroscopy
Sobolo (Bissap) is a local beverage consumed in most parts of a west Africa. It is a refreshing drink made from the Bissap leaves....
Elikem Folivi Tayko
May 133 min read
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The Truth About Glucosinolate in Cabbage: Friend, Not Foe, in Your Diet
Picture of Cabbage Imagine a vegetable so powerful that it can help fight cancer, detoxify your body, and even boost your immune system...
Oforiwaa vivian
May 125 min read
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Favism: When a healthy food becomes a threat
Favism is a genetic disorder that destroys red blood cells (hemolysis) after eating fava beans or inhaling their pollen. It is linked to a deficiency of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), which helps protect red blood cells from oxidative damage (Luzzatto & Arese, 2018)
Abdallah Yussif
May 94 min read
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Ultra‑Processed and Killing Us Slowly? The Hidden Dangers in Everyday Foods—An African (Ghanaian) Perspective
You may not realize it, but a surprising chunk of what you eat comes from brightly packaged, factory‑made foods—ultra‑processed foods...
The Food Scientist
May 75 min read
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THE HIDDEN DANGER OF AFLATOXIN IN HERBS AND SPICES
Imagine you have just prepared a delicious pot of jollof rice, light soup, or kontomire stew, seasoned it with your favorite spices like...
Hawa Issaka
May 67 min read
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Predicting Aflatoxin contamination in white and yellow maize using Vis/NIR spectroscopy combined with PCA-LDA and PLSR Models through Aquaphotomics Approaches
Maize is considered one of the top three most consumed staples worldwide. Maize is a more versatile and multipurpose crop in comparison...
Elikem Folivi Tayko
May 53 min read
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The Evolution of Our Everyday Foods
The tomato we eat today wasn’t always juicy red, and bananas didn’t use to be seedless. The orange or golden tomato is thought to be the...
Oforiwaa vivian
Apr 306 min read
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The Truth About “Healthy” Foods: Are You Being Misled by Labels?
The next time you pick up a bag of chips, a carton of “natural” juice or a bottle of “low-fat” yogurt, be skeptical. Food companies...
The Food Scientist
Apr 309 min read
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Simple & Tasty Wele Stew Recipe
Wele stew is one of the best comfort dishes in Ghana. The wele is cleaned, boiled until it is soft, and then stewed with tomatoes,...
Hawa Issaka
Apr 231 min read
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Are You Aware of the Toxicity of Some Artificial Food Dyes Found in Children's Candies?
What are Food Dyes? The majority of artificially colored foods are made using synthetic petroleum-based chemicals known as dyes, which...
Hawa Issaka
Mar 145 min read
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Easy vegetable egg stew recipe
Egg stew is part of a broader category of stews in Ghanaian cuisine, with its origins tracing back to the traditional cooking methods of various ethnic groups in Ghana, each contributing their unique touch to the dish.
Hawa Issaka
Mar 122 min read
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Food Fraud And Consumer Health: Who Pays And Who Loses?
This article delves into the various forms of food fraud, its implications, and potential solutions to combat this pervasive problem.
Abdallah Yussif
Mar 43 min read
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NATURAL SPICES AND THEIR HEALTH BENEFITS
Natural spices are aromatic plant-based compounds primarily used to enhance the flavour of food. They are typically derived from the...
Oforiwaa vivian
Feb 245 min read
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Blood Group Dieting:The myth and the truth.
I never knew about the existence of this topic until recently when I was on a 'troski' and I overheard a lady advising her friend on the...
Elikem Folivi Tayko
Feb 194 min read
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How to make fluffy pancakes
Fluffy pancakes are a type of pancake that is characterized by a light, airy texture. To achieve this fluffiness, the right ingredients...
Hawa Issaka
Feb 192 min read
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Are We Trading Our Health For Fast Foods?
Fast food has slowly crept into every nook and cranny of our society over the last decade. Something that initially started as a simple waak
Hawa Issaka
Jan 318 min read
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GHANAIAN SUGAR (SWEET) BREAD ROLLS RECIPE
Ghanaian sugar bread is a beloved staple, known for its soft, slightly sweet texture and rich aroma.
Hawa Issaka
Jan 292 min read
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Eating Smart: How Food Choices Can Influence Your Medications (Food and Drug interactions)
Knowing the importance of a balanced diet and prescribed medications are key to us staying healthy.
Abdallah Yussif
Jan 103 min read
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