Because Egusi soup is made from Egusi melon seeds, it tastes nutty but also savory from the various meat in the dish. Additionally, the vegetables give the hearty soup an earthy flavor, and the mixed spices make the overall taste complex but delicious and satisfying. Compared to most soups I...
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melon seedsstorage practicesIn the rain forest and northern guinea savanna of Nigeria, melon seeds in farmers' stores are usually kept in woven polypropylene bags, or less often in jute sacks. Seed mouldiness was the main storage problem and when farmers noticed it, they brought the seeds out...
Fungal contamination and aflatoxin B1 of `egusi' melon seeds in Nigeria. Food Contro,l 17, 814-818.Bankole, S.A.; Ogunsanwo, B.M.; Osho, A.; Adewuyi, G.O. Fungal contamination and aflatoxin B1 of `egusi' melon seeds in Nigeria. Food Control 2006, 17, 814-818....
O. Adesanya, "Occurrence of aflatoxin B1 in food products derivable from `egusi' melon seeds consumed in southwestern Nigeria," Food control, vol. 21, pp. 974-976, 2010.Bankole, S.A., Adenusi, A.A., Lawal, O.S., Adesanya, O.O., 2010. Occurrence of afla- toxin B1 in food ...
melon seedsqualitystorabilityThe effect of sun-, oven-, smoke- and solar drying on the physicochemical properties and storability of melon seeds (Colocynthis citrullus L.) was investigated. Oven drying most significantly reduced the moisture content, followed by smoke drying and solar drying in ...
Co-occurrence of aflatoxins, ochratoxin A and citrinin in "egusi" melon (Colocynthis citrullus L.) seeds consumed in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Food Additives & Contaminants: Part B 9(3):230-235.Somorin Y, Akinyemi A, Bertuzzi T, Pietri A. 2016. Co-occur- rence of afla...
Occurrence of afla- toxin B1 in food products derivable from `egusi' melon seeds consumed in southwestern Nigeria. Food Control 21, 974e976.Bankole, S.A.; Adenusi, A.A.; Lawal, O.S. & Adesanya, O.O. (2010). Occurrence of aflatoxin B1 in food products derivable from `egusi' melon...