Obinna E. Agwo
Obinna is a First Class graduate of Food Science and Technology and a University academic staff at MOUAU. He has a great quest for knowledge and excellence. He's also a passionate volunteer and poet.
Location Nigeria.
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These three weeks of training have been a great experience for me. Thank you to FutureLearn and also to all the amazing lesson anchors/coordinators.
I now know more about food labels, how important they are and how best to maximize them, for for my own health and safety.
I will henceforth commit myself to consciously living by these information in my...
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The technological innovations and development of Apps that help consumers know what they eat or about to eat is highly commendable.
For example, I make use of the App CaloriMama sometimes and it's really interesting and fun. With the App, all you have to do is to take a snapshot of your meal and it analyzes and tells you it's nutrients and approximate...
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I have always been careful to avoid foods that has passed it's 'best before' or 'use by' dates. I always look out for this before purchase/consumption.
However, though I knew that both were important considerations shoppers/consumers should always make, I didn't fully know the difference between the two before now: 'best before' focuses on QUALITY while...
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Obinna E. Agwo replied to Obinna E. Agwo
Most hopefully, I pray. I shall be commencing this week's lesson later today.
Thank you @AgneseRondoni.
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I love the interesting discussions.
Indeed, you can only force a horse to the stream but you cannot force it to drink water.
Thank you everyone for engaging.
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Thank you @sabrinaspartano.
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Obinna E. Agwo made a comment
Thank you very much!
I am already looking to next week's class. This training is very eye-opening and educating!
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I will henceforth more consciously look out against excessive additives in foods I purchase/consume. I'm not really going to drop off or bring on any specific foods based on its nutritional/health claims per say but I will be more careful to knowing what the foods I buy/consume are actually made of.
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I completely agree with this statement from CLYMBOL "health claims currently available on the market have little public health relevance because consumers pursuing healthy eating goals select healthy products despite claims".
I have always said it that personally I make my choice of what food is good and healthy for me irrespective and independent of...
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I will go for B because it contains far less sugar content compared to A. Also take note that B contains 65% of the main ingredient while A contains 45%. This invariably means so much sugar concentration in product A.
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Understanding RIs of different food nutrients is key to eating healthy and right. But the truth is that the intricacies/calculations involved is what not everyone will have the time/patience for. Personally, I do not bother myself over such details.
Another point is that some persons are finding it economically difficult to even get what to eat....
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Sincerely, I don't get overworked about comparing the ingredients of similar products. The truth is that doing such can prove to be very confusing. It can even make not want to eat either of the products you are comparing because chances are that you will find one scaring thing or the other...Hahaha!
For me, I make my choice as to the one I want to go with...
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I am particularly concerned about the realities of other harmful substances (contaminants, pesticide residues) finding their way into the food system through various ways. Since there are allowable safe limits of these substances in foods. I am concerned that food products are seldom subjected to quality checks to determine the levels of these substances...
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Of course, being aware of expiry dates of food products is primarily to ascertain and be sure of it's SAFETY.
No one will really want to consume foods that has passed its safety period, with the many health risks associated with it.
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Obinna E. Agwo made a comment
Thank you very much for the week's lecture on the course.
I now understand more about food labels, what to look out for, knowing the contents of foods to decide if it's good for me.
I have also learnt that there are information that are not captured in food labels which I also need to be aware of. This awareness will help me imagine the processes the...
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Obinna E. Agwo made a comment
Of course, Tellspec is an interesting technology that anyone will like to explore and use.
However, its cost, technicality and location-friendliness are important factors to be considered.
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It is very commendable that/when food manufacturers highlight allergens in the 'ingredient' section of the products.
I'm of the opinion that this should be given more enforcement by the necessary regulatory agencies.
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Personally, when it comes to food labels, I am usually more interested in checking for nutrition information and shelf life of the product. This tends to make me not consciously consider other equally important information like storage conditions and active ingredients in the product. These are vital too. I have to henceforth, become conscious of these things...
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Some times, it can be confusing to decide on a choice to make when it comes to food purchase/consumption.
For me, I go for what's healthy for me: low sugar, low fat especially.
If there are ingredients that I am not sure of it's health/safety level, I'll rather check online to be sure before deciding on whether or not to buy the product.
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Obinna E. Agwo made a comment
Wow!
This is very educating and interesting at the same time. Thanks for the lesson.
I think that for some reasons, many persons seldom care about reading food labels despite the enormous good the information contained therein does to the (prospective) consumer. My training as a Food Scientist has made me understand this anormaly.
There is need to...
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Thank you, Agnese,
It's nice going to have you as one of the moderators of this course.
Personally, what I look out for in food labels is the expiration date of the product, its ingredient formulation as well as how to use the product (if it's unfamiliar to me).
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Thank you Sabrina.
It's good to know that you are an M.Sc. student in Readings, my choice University for my Masters.I'm Obinna Agwo, a Nigerian Academic and First Class graduate of Food Science and Technology. I look forward to doing my Masters in Food Science and Nutrition there in Readings.
