ABSTRACT
The nutrient composition of water
yam (Dioscorea alata) flour and the products (cake chips, fufu, biscuits) made
from them were determined. The sensory properties of the products were
examined. The water yam tuber was processed into flour, which was later used
for cake and biscuits. Other products such as chips and fufu were also made.
The flours were combined in ratios of 50:50 of wheat and water yam, 40:60 of
water yam and wheat. Also 100% wheat and 100% water yam flours served as the
controls. The proximate composition of the water yam flour showed that moisture
content was 6.55%; ash,3.91%: fat, 0.76% protein, 0.82%: fibre 8.57%;
carbohydrate, 78.52% and energy, 247.00 kj. The proximate composition of each
product was also determined. The nutrient composition of the water yam products
were compared favorably with white yam and wheat. The results were
statistically analyzed (p< 0.05). The judges accepted all the baked products
made from the water yam especially biscuits made from 100% water yam flour and
60:40 (wheat and water yam flours). The
chips made from water yam was mostly accepted than the water yam fufu. They
however preferred the products made from wheat flour and white yarn over those
from the water yam flour and tuber. Further processing of the water yam is
needed to improve color, taste and acceptability of their products and hence
its consumption.
AKPAN, S (2021). Acceptability And Nutritional Composition Of Processed Water Yam (Dioscorea Alata) Products. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 14, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/acceptability-and-nutritional-composition-of-processed-water-yam-dioscorea-alata-products-7-2
S, AKPAN. "Acceptability And Nutritional Composition Of Processed Water Yam (Dioscorea Alata) Products" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 27 Jul. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/acceptability-and-nutritional-composition-of-processed-water-yam-dioscorea-alata-products-7-2. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
S, AKPAN. "Acceptability And Nutritional Composition Of Processed Water Yam (Dioscorea Alata) Products". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 27 Jul. 2021. Web. 14 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/acceptability-and-nutritional-composition-of-processed-water-yam-dioscorea-alata-products-7-2 >.
S, AKPAN. "Acceptability And Nutritional Composition Of Processed Water Yam (Dioscorea Alata) Products" Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 14 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/acceptability-and-nutritional-composition-of-processed-water-yam-dioscorea-alata-products-7-2