Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Vol 9,
Issue 3&4,2011
Online ISSN: 1459-0263
Print ISSN: 1459-0255
|
|
|
|
Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter and stay up to date with the latest publishes
Physico-chemical properties of a complementary diet prepared from germinated maize, cowpea and pigeon pea
Author(s):
Mopelola Ajoke Sodipo,
Joseph Bandele FashakinRecieved Date: 2011-05-05, Accepted Date: 2011-10-19
Abstract:Two legumes, cowpea and pigeon pea, were germinated and their flours were mixed with flour from germinated corn. Each legume was mixed with maize at a ratio 30:70, and a mixture containing both legumes were mixed at a ratio 15:15:70. These were prepared as formulated diets. The diets were analyzed for proximate composition, minerals and physico-chemical characteristics. The results showed that all the diets provided adequate protein for growth ranging from 15.71 to 16.35 g/100 g. The diets also provided adequate energy ranging from 377.67 to 396.87 kcal/100 g. Moreover the diets exhibited low water absorption and swelling capacity, implying low viscosity. It was, thus, concluded that germination improved the nutritional qualities of the diets by reducing bulkiness of the diets.
Keywords:Germinated maize,
cowpea, pigeon pea, dispersability, swelling capacity, viscosityJournal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2011
Volume: 9
Issue: 3&4
Category: Food and Health
Pages: 23-25
Full text for Subscribers
Information:
Note to users
The requested document is freely available only to subscribers/registered users with an online subscription to the Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment. If you have set up a personal subscription to this title please enter your user name and password. All abstracts are available for free.
Article purchasing
If you like to purchase this specific document such as article, review or this journal issue, contact us. Specify the title of the article or review, issue, number, volume and date of the publication. Software and compilation, Science & Technology, all rights reserved. Your use of this website details or service is governed by terms of use. Authors are invited to check from time to time news or information.
Purchase this Article: 20 Purchase PDF Order Reprints for 15
Share this article :