Browsing by Author "Kinyuru, John"
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Affordable Processing of Edible Orthopterans Provides a Highly Nutritive Source of Food Ingredients
Fombong, Forkwa Tengweh; Kinyuru, John; Ng’ang’a, Jeremiah; Ayieko, Monica; Tanga, Chrysantus Mbi; Broeck, Jozef Vanden; Borght, Mik Van Der (MDPI, 2021-01-12)Edible orthopterans (grasshoppers, crickets, and locusts) are major delicacies, especially across sub-Saharan Africa. Their promotion as food ingredients is increasingly gaining momentum. This study evaluates the nutritional ... -
Microbial quality of edible grasshoppers Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae): From wild harvesting to fork in the Kagera Region, Tanzania
Ng'ang'a, Jeremiah; Imathiu, Samuel; Fombong, Forkwa; Ayieko, Monica; Broeck, Jozef Vanden; Kinyuru, John (Wiley, 2018-09-17)In Tanzania, edible Ruspolia differens are still harvested from the natural environments. In this perspective, little is known about the microbiological quality of wild harvested R. differens. This study was conducted ... -
WinFood data from Kenya and Cambodia: Constraints on field procedures
Owino, Victor O.; Skau, Jutta; Omollo, Selina; Konyole, Silvenus; Kinyuru, John; Estambale, Benson B.; Owuor, Bethwel; Nanna, Roos; Friis, Henrik (2015)Background. Researchers face myriad challenges in the design and implementation of randomized, controlled trials. Apart from summaries on limitations, these challenges are rarely documented in detail to inform ...