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Plant-based traditional foods and beverages of Ramotswa Village, Botswana

Bultosa, Geremew; Molapisi, Moenyane; Tselaesele, Nelson; Kobue-Lekalake, Rosemary; Haki, Gulelat Desse; Makhabu, Shimane; Sekwati-Monang, Bonno; Seifu, Eyassu; Nthoiwa, Gothatamang P. (BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2020)

Background and objectives: Different communities have various types of edible plants at their nearby ecology from which they process their traditional foods that make the basis of diversified diets for food and nutrition ...

Premilling treatments effects on nutritional composition, antinutritional factors, and in vitro mineral bioavailability of the improved Assosa I sorghum variety (Sorghum bicolor L.).

Keyata, Ebisa Olika; Tola, Yetenayet B.; Bultosa, Geremew; Forsido, Sirawdink Fikreyesus (Wiley Online Library, 2021-02-03)

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) is among the staple cereal crops in different parts of Ethiopia. However, the presence of antinutritional factors restricts the digestion of proteins and bioavailability different minerals. ...

Characterization of water lily (Nymphaea lotus) for nutrients, anti-nutrients, phytochemicals, and antioxidant capacities.

Abelti, Alemu Lema; Teka, Tilahun A.; Bultosa, Geremew; Vermeir, Pieter (Elsevier Ltd, 2024-06-17)

Global food problems have challenged organizations to explore the possibility of using neglected aquatic plants as supplementary food. This study was aimed to characterize nutrients, antinutrients, phytochemicals, and ...

Bio-based smart materials for fish product packaging: a review.

Abelti, Alemu Lema; Teka, Tilahun A.; Forsido, Sirawdink Fikreyesus; Tamiru, Metekia; Bultosa, Geremew; Alkhtib, Ashraf; Burton, Emily (Taylor & Francis Online, 2022-04-25)

Conventional packaging offers protection, containment, communication, and convenience to packaged food. The most commonly used packaging materials are petrochemical-based plastics which generate massive wastes that persist ...

Bioactive compounds, antioxidant capacity, functional and sensory properties of optimized complementary weaning flour processed from sorghum, soybean, and karkade (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) seeds

Olika Keyata, Ebisa; Tola, Yetenayet B.; Bultosa, Geremew; Forsido, Sirawdink Fikreyesus (Elservier, 2023-03)

The study aimed to formulate and optimize complementary weaning flours for better antioxidants and sensory acceptability. D-optimal constrained mixture design was used to generate Eighteen formulations with a range of ...

Structural and physicochemical characterization of starch from water lily (Nymphaea lotus) for food and non-food applications.

Abelti, Alemu Lema; Teka, Tilahun A.; Bultosa, Geremew (Elsevier Ltd, 2024-06)

In this study, starches were isolated from rhizomes and seeds of water lily (Nymphaea lotus) using cold distilled water. The structural and physicochemical properties of the isolated starches were compared with potato, ...

Effects of watermelon pulp fortification on maize mageu physicochemical and sensory acceptability.

Maakelo, Peggy Keamogetse; Bultosa, Geremew; Kobue-Lekalake, Rosemary Ikalafeng; Gwamba, John; Sonno, Kethabile (Heliyon, 2021-05-25)

Mageu is a non-alcoholic fermented gruel processed from cereal grains, mostly maize and is widely consumed in the Southern African region. The refined maize meal used for mageu processing is limited in dietary fiber, ...

Review on edible water lilies and lotus: Future food, nutrition and their health benefits

Abelti, Alemu Lema; Teka, Tilahun A.; Bultosa, Geremew (Elservier, 2023)

Water lilies and lotus are regarded as good source of food, nutrition, and medicinal purposes. This review assessed scientific evidence for application of fifteen species of water lilies and lotus as functional and ...

Perceptions and attitudes of communities on socio-economic importance of camels and consumption of camel milk and camel milk products in Kgalagadi District, Botswana.

Tselaesele, Nelson; Seifu, Eyassu; Molapisi, Moenyane; Boitumelo, Wame; Angassa, Ayana; Kgosikoma, Keneilwe; Teketay, Demel; Sekwati-Monang, Bonno; Chimbombi, Ezekiel; Kobue-Lekalake, Rosemary; Bultosa, Geremew; Haki, Gulelat Desse; Witness, Mojeremane; Kgaudi, Katsane; Mokobi, Boitumelo (International Society of Camelid Research and Development, 2021)

Camels were introduced to Botswana in the early twentieth century as a means of transport for the Botswana Police Service in the Kgalagadi District. This service was discontinued in the early 1980s and the camels were ...

Plant‑based traditional foods of Mogoditshane, Mmopane and Metsimotlhabe villages, Botswana: nutritional and bioactive compounds potential, processing, values, and challenges

Molapisi, Moenyane; Tselaesele, Nelson; Makhabu, Shimane; Bultosa, Geremew; Haki, Gulelat Desse; Kobue‑Lekalake, Rosemary; Sekwati‑Monang, Bonno; Seifu, Eyassu; Phakama, Tsaone (Springer Link, 2024-08-27)

Documentation of resources used in the indigenous diets are important for preservation of cultural heritage, biodiversity conservation, sustainability, and food systems resilience. In view of this, edible plants list, ...