Code
01W05318
Duration
01 October 2018 → 30 September 2022
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Food chemistry and molecular gastronomy
- Food fermentation
- Food technology
Keywords
Zamnè
legume
hard-to-cook phenomenon
anti-nutritional factors
functional properties
Project description
Zamnè, known in Burkinabe dialect ‘’save the child”, is an emerging human-nutritive forest legume whose consumption is now highly promoted in Burkina Faso. It is affected by the hard-to-cook defect that has considerable nutritional and economic impacts. This study purpose to process the fermentation of Zamnè and improve its nutritive value and health benefits.