Ackee arilli and seeds were evaluated for their antioxidant activity, free radical scavenging properties and total phenolic content, utilizing the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and the ...

THERE is evidence in literature dating from 1887 1–3 that the fruit of Blighia sapida (known in Jamaica as ackee and in Nigeria as isin), a very common article of diet in Jamaica, may contain toxic ...

In recent weeks, there has been an increase in the incidence of food intoxication and death caused by the consumption of meals containing the Jamaican ackee. Consider the national and global incidence ...

Blighia sapida, or most commonly known as Ackee, is a fruit that majorly comes from Jamaica. The Jamaican national fruit is yellow colored fruit with black seeds. It has a creamy buttery texture with ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1.27 million people died due to antibiotic resistant infections in 2019. That same year, those resistant infections also contributed to the deaths of ...

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How did a meal that combines a preserved North Atlantic fish and a potentially deadly West African fruit become Jamaica’s national dish? Ackee and saltfish is synonymous with Jamaica, as entwined with ...

It's creamy. It's savory. And it's the star of Jamaica's national dish. But ackee, the national fruit of Jamaica, is also banned in its raw form across the U.S. Why? Because this tropical delicacy has ...