EZUGWU BLESSING NKEIRUKA
JUNIOR research FELLOW
area of specialization:hUMAN NUTRITION
Email: bnezugwu@iart.gov.ng
Phone Number: +234868454572
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS:
1. Omenna, E.C., Ajijola, S., Ezugwu, B.N., and Agbom, C. (2024). Tenterhooks of coronavirus (COVID-19) on food and food and nutrition security, and economic status of agri-nutrition security, and economic status of agri-business farmers in Oyo state, Nigeria. Direct Research Journal of Agriculture and Food Science, 12(1), Pp. 45-51.
2. Farinde E. O, Obatolu V.A., Ezugwu, B.N., Dauda, T.O., and Taiwo, O. M. (2023) Physico-chemical quality of processed nutrient-dense garri (NDG) from Pro-vitamin A cassava and soybean. European Journal of Food Science and Technology, 11(1): 9-30.
3. Henry-Unaeze, H.N. and Ezugwu, B. N. (2022) Chemical composition and sensory properties of milk blends produced from Tigernut (Cyperus esculentus L) and soybeans (Glycine max) supplemented with Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.). The International Journal of Agriculture, Management and Technology, 6 (1): 347-354.
4. Farinde, E. O., Obatolu, V. A., Dauda, T. O., Taiwo, O. M, and Ezugwu, B. N. (2023). Improving custard nutrients with blends of Quality protein maize, Provitamin A cassava, and lima bean. Patent number NG/P/2023/16
Other Relevant Information:
Blessing N. Ezugwu is a dedicated Human Nutritionist and researcher at the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Obafemi Awolowo University. Her work sits at the critical intersection of food science, public health, and agricultural value addition. She specializes in the development and evaluation of functional and biofortified food products designed to combat