ABSTRACT
Infant complementary food consisting mainly of
un-supplemented cereal pap made from maize, sorghum or millet is grossly
inadequate in protein, vitamin and minerals. Hence, there is need to fortify
them with micronutrients and legumes so as to improve their nutrient density.
In this study, local rice, cowpea and carrot flour blends were used to develop
ready-to-eat complementary food. The complementary gruel from Six different blends
were formulated in the ratio oftoasted rice: cowpea: carrot (70:20:10),
untoasted rice: cowpea: carrot (70:20:10), toasted rice: cowpea: carrot
(80:15:5), untoasted rice: cowpea: carrot (80:15:5) toasted rice: cowpea
(80:20), untoasted rice: cowpea (80:20). Cerelac served as the control. The
blends were mixed with 500ml of water boiled at 100°c. The Proximate, minerals,
vitamins and phytochemical properties of the gruels were assessed using the
standard procedures.Sensory evaluation ofthe gruels was carried out using a 9-
point hedonic scale. The products were also subjected to statistical analysis
using SPSS version (23.0), level of significant difference was accepted at
(p<0.05).The chemical and sensory properties were compared to those of cerelac.
From the result obtained, cerelac had the highest values ash (1.48%), protein
(5.77%), fibre (1.04%), and energy (129.96Kcal)per 100g but had the least
carbohydrate value (3.81%) while the gruel from untoasted rice: cowpea: carrot
(70:20:10) had the highest carbohydrate value. For mineral content, cerelac
recorded the highest values in magnesium (15:82mg/100g), phosphorus
(47.25mg/100g), copper (6.29mg/100g) and iodine (7.42mg/100g) while the gruel
from toasted rice: cowpea: carrot (80:15:5) recorded the highest mineral values
in sodium (103.32mg/100g)5 potassium (270.71mg/100g), selenium (0.34mg/100g)
and zinc (5.41mg/100g). For vitamins, cerelac was higher in vitamins Bi
(0.60mg/100g), B2 (0.64mg/100g) and vitamin C (20.63mg/100g) while the gruel
from toasted rice: cowpea: carrot (70:20:10) was higher than cerelac in
Beta-carotene and vitamin E. The phytochemicals assessed in all the blends were
below 1% and all the phytochemicals except flavonoid were detected in cerelac.
In sensory attributes, cerelac was better accepted but the gruels from toasted
rice: cowpea: carrot (70:20:10) was richer than cerelac in Beta-carotene
(3800mcg/100g) and vitamin E (3.47mg/100g) while the gruel from toasted rice:
cowpea: carrot (80:15:5) was also richer than cerelac in zinc.
OKORO-, O (2024). Development of ready-to-eat complementary food using local rice ( oryza sativd), cowpea ( vigina unguiclata) and carrot ( daucus carotci) flour blends:- Okoro- Ogbonnaya, Ozioma G.. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Sep 08, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/development-of-ready-to-eat-complementary-food-using-local-rice-oryza-sativd-cowpea-vigina-unguiclata-and-carrot-daucus-carotci-flour-blends-okoro-ogbonnaya-ozioma-g-7-2
OGBONNAYA, OKORO-. "Development of ready-to-eat complementary food using local rice ( oryza sativd), cowpea ( vigina unguiclata) and carrot ( daucus carotci) flour blends:- Okoro- Ogbonnaya, Ozioma G." Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 28 Mar. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/development-of-ready-to-eat-complementary-food-using-local-rice-oryza-sativd-cowpea-vigina-unguiclata-and-carrot-daucus-carotci-flour-blends-okoro-ogbonnaya-ozioma-g-7-2. Accessed 08 Sep. 2024.
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OGBONNAYA, OKORO-. "Development of ready-to-eat complementary food using local rice ( oryza sativd), cowpea ( vigina unguiclata) and carrot ( daucus carotci) flour blends:- Okoro- Ogbonnaya, Ozioma G." Mouau.afribary.org (2024). Accessed 08 Sep. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/development-of-ready-to-eat-complementary-food-using-local-rice-oryza-sativd-cowpea-vigina-unguiclata-and-carrot-daucus-carotci-flour-blends-okoro-ogbonnaya-ozioma-g-7-2