ABSTRACT

Child malnutrition, due to poor quality of complementary foods, is a major cause ofmortality among children in many sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria inclusive. The study aimed to develop a nutritious complementary food from Nigeria’s staple foods. The study assessed the nutrient composition and sensor}’ evaluation ofcomplementary food made from guinea-com, soybean, OFSP and groundnut. The specific objectives were to determine the nutrient content of the four blends, to determine the general acceptability of the complementary food made from Guinea com (Sorghum), Soybean, Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato and Groundnut through sensor}- evaluation, to show that the nutrient requirement of infants during complementary feeding stage can be met with complementary foods made from Guinea com (Sorghum), Soybean. Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato and Groundnut and to determine the possibility and homogeneity of incorporating the orange-fleshed sweet potato into complementary formula. The samples for the experiment were purchased from Orie Ugba market, in Umuahia north L. G. A. of Abia state. The samples were formulated in different proportions. Proximate, Mineral. Vitamin aand Anti-nutrient composition were determined using standard procedures. The experiment used a structured sensory evaluation questionnaire. Proximate, mineral vitamin and Anti-nutrient compositions were determined using standard procedure. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and analysis ofvariance (ANOVA). The result from the experiment shows that the control sample CF500 had a moisture content of 17.58% while CF600 had a 7.75%. CF100 has a protein content protein 18.28% while the control had protein content 9.91%. The fat content of CF100 was 15.75% while the control sample CF500 had fat content of 6.22%. CF500 which is the control sample had an energy value of 342.52kcal while CF600 had an energy value of 442.65kcal. CF100 had CHO content of 50.89% while CF600 had 69.08%. The control diet (CF500) had a calcium content of 87.09mg while CF600 that had calcium content of 14.82mg. CF500 which was the control diet had an iron content of 17.84mg. CF600 had an iron content of 3.15mg. CF500 which is the control diet had phytate content of0.17mg. CF100 had phytate content (27.86mg). CF500 had the highest zinc content of 5.76mg: CF600 had zinc content of 2.79mg. The saponin content of CF100 was highest (0.87mg) CF600 had saponin content of 0.26mg. CF 600 recorded vitamin A. content of(115.05pg) while the control diet (CF500) recorded the vitamin A content (0.96pg). CF100 recorded vitamin Bl content of 1.52mg while CF600 had vitamin Bl content of 0.22mg. CF100 also had riboflavin content (1.29mg) CF600 had riboflavin content (0.91mg). The control sample had low general acceptability while CF100 had high acceptability.