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Local dishes on disappearing from eating habits in the Baatonou cultural area in northwest Benin

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Dietetic food formulation and evaluation

Abstract

The human diet has been undergoing perpetual change for several years due to a variety of factors. These changes have led to the gradual disappearance of certain local dishes and eating habits. The aim of our study is to contribute to the promotion of local dishes that have disappeared or are in danger of disappearing in Benin. The study took place during the first half of 2022. The nonprobability purposive sampling technique was used to determine the sample size. The target groups were heads of household, kings, family community leaders and guardians of ancestral traditions. Data were collected in the field using Kobotools box software. A total of 22 people with an average age of 62 ±12 took part in the study. The number of local dishes identified was 32, 94% of which were of plant origin. (6%) were cited as "food prohibitions" exclusively for people aged 60 and over. Recurring theoretical reasons for the disappearance of these dishes include a lack of knowledge of the benefits of these foods (21.9%), global warming (15.6%), herbicide use (9.4%), and species extinction (9.4%). Significance tests also revealed a significant difference between the kingdom to which the endangered or extinct dishes belong, the recommended quantity (p= 0.030), and the undesirable effects in the event of excess (p = 0.008). A study focusing on the nutritional quality of these dishes would help reveal their place on consumers' tables to strengthen the resilience of the food-insecure populations of the aforementioned zone.

DOI

10.21608/enj.2024.261893.1027

Keywords

local dishes, eating habits, Baatonou cultural area, Benin

Authors

First Name

BONI OROU MARIUS

Last Name

BIO BOUKO

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Affiliation

Laboratory of Pharmacology and Improved Traditional Medicines, Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Abomey-Calavi, BP 526 Cotonou, Republic of Benin

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boukoboni@gmail.com

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0000-0001-6256-4088

First Name

Gbessohèlè Justin

Last Name

BEHANZIN

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Laboratory of Pharmacology and Improved Traditional Medicines, Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Abomey-Calavi, BP 526 Cotonou, Republic of Benin

Email

justinbe@yahoo.fr

City

cotonou

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-

First Name

Akotayé Antoine

Last Name

KABANOUDE

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-

Affiliation

Laboratory of Pharmacology and Improved Traditional Medicines, Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Abomey-Calavi

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antoinekabanoude88@gmail.com

City

COTONOU

Orcid

-

First Name

Adégnika Amirath

Last Name

ADEBO

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Laboratory of Pharmacology and Improved Traditional Medicines, Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Abomey-Calavi

Email

amirathadebo7@gmail.com

City

COTONOU

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-

First Name

Olaréwadjou

Last Name

AMOGOU

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-

Affiliation

Laboratory of Biology and Molecular Typing in Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Abomey-Calavi, 05 BP 1604, Cotonou, Benin

Email

folagnimie@gmail.com

City

COTONOU

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-

First Name

Abdou Ganiou

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YESSOUFOU

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-

Affiliation

Laboratory of Pharmacology and Improved Traditional Medicines, Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Abomey-Calavi, BP 526 Cotonou, Republic of Benin

Email

yessoufouga@yahoo.fr

City

cotonou

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Volume

39

Article Issue

1

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45385

Issue Date

2024-03-01

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2024-01-10

Publish Date

2024-03-01

Page Start

137

Page End

147

Print ISSN

1687-1235

Online ISSN

2090-2514

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ENJ_Volume 39_Issue 1_Pages 137-147.pdf

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Egyptian Journal of Nutrition

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Local dishes on disappearing from eating habits in the Baatonou cultural area in northwest Benin

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28 Dec 2024