Project topics in Food Science and Technology (FST) Archive

PROJECT TOPIC :IMPROVEMENT IN THE OPERATIONS OF VALUE ADDED TAX AS A SOURCE OF NATIONAL REVENUE GENERATION PROCESS. ABSTRACT This project evaluates the improvement in operation of value added tax as a source of national revenue generation process through a systematic approach to study. Value Added Tax is a consumption tax or tax on spending. …

MARKETING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT OF RICE IN EBONYI STATE   ABSTRACT Marketing is any human activity that is directed at satisfying needs and wants through exchange process. It serves as the life-wire of the economy without which their will barely be the need for any production. In the view of the aforementioned, this study seeks to …

THE IMPACT OF ADVERTISING ON THE CONSUMPTION OF NOODLE FOODS   ABSTRACT The rate of consumption of a particular product is not only determined by the desire of the consumer but also by the level of adverting of the product to the consumer. Advertising therefore is regarded as a very important part of marketing mix. …

PROJECT TOPIC- NUTRIENT COMPOSITION, FUNCTIONAL AND ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES OF COMPLEMENTARY FOODS FROM SORGHUM, ROASTED AFRICAN YAM BEAN AND CRAYFISH ABSTRACT Complementary foods were formulated using sorghum, African yam bean and crayfish. The nutrient composition, functional properties and organoleptic attributes of the formulated complementary foods were investigated. The different flours were combined in the ratios of; …

PROJECT TOPIC- COMPARATIVE DETERMINATION OF PROTEIN CONTENTS OF BREADFRUIT, BROWN BEANS AND SOYBEANS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Proteins are essential nutrients for the human body (Hermann, 2002). They are one of the building block of the body tissue, and also serve as a fuel source. As a fuel, protein contain 4kcal (17kj) …

PROJECT TOPIC- EATING PRACTICE, NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND BODY WEIGHT OF HOME ECONOMICS STUDENTS IN EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study             Overweight and obesity are serious health problems. The term overweight means excessive body weight in relation to height, whereas obesity indicates excessive fat accumulation in the adipose tissue (Laquatra, 2012). …

PROJECT TOPIC- FACTORS AFFECTING THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF WOMEN IN OHAUKWU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EBONYI STATE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study This research work is on the factors affecting the nutritional status of women in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. This work is aimed to help move forward the noble …

REFINING OF SOYA BEAN OIL   ABSTRACT This project work studied the refining of crude soya bean oil extracted from soya bean seed using alkali /caustic refining method. The work was carried out using phosphoric acid for the degumming /pretreatment process and sodium hydroxide for the neutralization /refining of the oil. Certain tests were carried …

EFFECT OF PARTICLE SIZE ON OIL YIELD USING SCENT BEAN SEED (‘OZAKI’).   ABSTRACT This project was done to extract and characterize bean oil according to their particle sizes. The experiment was carried out using scent bean (i.e. ‘Ozaki’, ‘Ijilizi’or ‘Azamu’) as sample. The oils were extracted by solvent extraction /leaching extraction using n-hexane. Proximate …

 OXIDATIVE STRESS STATUS OF RATS FED ON OIL BEAN SEED MEAL   ABSTRACT This study was on oxidative stress status of rat fed with Pentraclethra macrophylla, otherwise known as African oil bean seed oil in English or Ugba in Igbo. Sixteen male rats were distributed into four groups. 1 (control), then group 2, 3, and …