Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Author "Imungi, Jasper Kathenya"
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Antioxidant and antidiabetic properties of condensed tannins in acetonic extract of selected raw and processed indigenous food ingredients from Kenya
Kunyanga, Catherine Nkirote; Imungi, Jasper Kathenya; Momanyi, Clare; Biesalski, Han Konrad; Vadivel, Vellingiri (Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, 2011)Recently, tannins have received considerable attention as health-promoting component in various plant foods and several studies have reported on its nutraceutical properties. However, no study has established the role of ... -
Effect of Nitrogen Source, Crop Maturity Stage and Storage Conditions on Phenolics and Oxalate Contents in Vegetable Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus
Onyango, Cecilia Moraa; Harbinson, Jeremy; Imungi, Jasper Kathenya; Onwonga, Richard Ndemo; Kooten, Olaf (Canadian Center of Science and EducationDepartment of Plant Science and Crop ProtectionDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and TechnologyDepartment of land Resource management and Agricultural Technology, 2012)This study was designed to assess the effect of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer and cattle manure on the accumulation of total phenolics, quercetin and oxalates during growth and storage of vegetable amaranth ... -
Effect of Nitrogen Source, Crop Maturity Stage and Storage Conditions on Phenolics and Oxalate Contents in Vegetable Amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus)
Onyango, Cecilia Moraa; Harbinson, Jeremy; Imungi, Jasper Kathenya; Onwonga, Richard Ndemo; Kooten, Olaf van (Department of Plant Science and Crop ProtectionDepartment of Food Science, Nutrition and TechnologyDepartment of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, 2012)This study was designed to assess the effect of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer and cattle manure on the accumulation of total phenolics, quercetin and oxalates during growth and storage of vegetable amaranth ... -
Influence of maturity at harvest, N fertiliser and postharvest storage on dry matter, ascorbic acid and β-carotene contents of vegetable amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus)
Onyango, Cecilia Moraa; Harbinson, Jeremy; Imungi, Jasper Kathenya; Olaf, Van Kooten (University of Nairobi.college of agriculture and veterinary services,, 2011)Vegetable amaranth is a leafy vegetable traditionally grown in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia where it is the most consumed traditional vegetable. It is considered to have high nutritional quality, containing relatively large ...