Browsing by Author "Cheboswony, R.J."
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Item Improving Storability of Sweet Potato for Food Security(Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, 2017) Ememwa, I.K.; Nungo, R.A.; Oyunga, M.O.; Cheboswony, R.J.; Katama, C.K.; Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research OrganizationOrange fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) varieties contain beta-carotene; a precursor of Vitamin A. Vitamin A helps in vision, skeletal formation and growth and gestation/placenta development. Solar drying of OFSP is emphasized as it protects OFSP from dust and pests and retains more beta-carotene. Most OFSP varieties have high water content. Processing OFSP into dried chips helps reduce the water content thus improving shelf life and eases transportation. A solar drier can be constructed from locally available materials. Where a solar drier is not available, drying under shade is encouraged to protect OFSP from direct sunlight which destroys beta-carotene.Item Value Addition in Cooking and Plantain Banana(KALRO - Horticultural Research Institute, 2024-03) Gathambiri, C.; Buke, G.D.; Kori, J.N.; Mungai, J.; Cheboswony, R.J.; Nyonje, W.A.; Lusike, W.; Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research OrganizationBanana is a universal fruit cultivated in tropical countries. Plantain (Musa AAB), as well as other cooking banana (Musa ABB) are an excellent food source and a principal component of diet. Plantain is a multipurpose crop because the fruit can be utilized when cooked and when ripened. Cooking varieties include: Nusu ngombe, Kikuyu giant and Mogaka I while plantain varieties include: Bokoboko, Mkono wa tembo and Kampala. Cooking banana can be dried; processed into products such as flour and used in many recipes for value addition and enhanced shelf life. Plantain banana are processed into various products such banana fritters, crisps and chips.
