Objectives: This study was conducted to develop a natural preservative from guava leaves extract that would help increase the shelf-life of strawberries. Methods: The study was conducted in the food microbiology laboratory, Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, ...
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the subject essence without using a preservative, an antiseptic, etc. by boiling guava tea leaves in clear water, allowing the polymer to stand, subjecting the polymer to a centrifugal separator to extract guava tea essence, adding stevia to the essence, ...
Jellies are usually preserved by artificial preservatives where they have harmful side effects and health hazards especially to infants. Honey and fresh lemon extract juice is a natural preservative and is considered a good substitute for artificial preservative. Due to increasing level of demand regardi...
(Tinosporia cordipholia) leaves were prepared using hot extraction and Soxhlet extraction methods, respectively. These extracts were used for synthesis of nanoformulations. Three nanoformulations, viz., Alginate: CaCl2(T1), Alginate: CaCl2: ajwain extract (1:1) (T2), and Alginate: CaCl2: giloy ...