ABSTRACT

From six months of life, the breast can no longer produce enough < 4q> $7v$ ◊ 4qq "#­ ­ q[ the entire nutrient in adequate amount required, by infants. Therefore, $75!5 4" W55° for nutrient supply from other food sources in addition to breast milk, hence $75 W55° 1X! complementary food. The study was carried out to determine the W#$!45W$ 0X< ­ X"4$4XW and sensory evaluation of infant formula produced from maize, sprouted soybean and tigernut. The grains were purchased 1!X< x < #v74v < v4W market, Abia State. The maize ◊ v" "X!$5° T washed and steeped in tap water 1X! m° v[ " vW° allowed to ferment, the water used was changed daily. 1$ was decanted and fermented maize was dried in oven at 60 C for I 5minutes and toasted for IOminutes and milled. The soybeans were sorted. washed and soaked, in clean tap water for a day and· drained; The soybeans were sprouted for 2 days and boiled for 45minutes. Boiled sprouted soybeans ◊ 5!5 ° 57#qq5° T X±5W dried at 60°C for I 5minutes and toasted for IOminutes and milled into flour. The tiger nuts were sorted and washed with clean water, drained and dried in oven v$ , e° J 1X! 24hours. It was then milled into fine flour. These different blends were formulated in the ratio of maize: soybean: tigernut (70:20: I 0). maize: "X[ 65vWr $495!W#$ V, ) rm) raeA vW° maize: "X[ 65vWr $495!W#$ V, er yer aeA( f 75 products were analysed, for nutrient composition antinutrient factors sensory attributes and functional properties. From the results, the moisture content was highest (58. apBZsee9A 4W maize: soybean and $495!W#$ VBer mer aeAT The protein content recorded highest VaC() aZaee9A 4W maize: soybean vW° $495!W#$ V, er 30: aeA( f 75 vitamin content was significantly different (p>0.05) in pro-vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E composition in all the blends: formulated. f 75 4W1vW$ 1X!< #qv maize: "X[ 65vWr $495!W#$ V, eryer aeA !50X!° 5° the highest value in both the pro-vitamin A (94.31 < 9Za ee9AT ±4$v< 4W C content (2 a(em< 9Zaee9A vW° ±4$v< 4W G Va(, m< 9Baee9A respectively. In the mineral composition of the infant formula. there were significant °4115!5W05" V­ ne(e) A 4W the minerals evaluated. The gruel sample maize: "X[ 65vWu $495!W#$ (60: yer aeA !50X!° 5° the highest values in 0vq04#< 0XW$5W$ Vsm(a 7mg7 aee9A phosphorus 0XW$5W$ Vy, (Ba< 9Zqee9A vW° iron 0XW$5W$ Vm(, , < 9Baee9A( f 75 anti-nutrient values in all the gruel samples were low and are within safe level for human consumption. The functional properties X1 5v07 4W1vW$ fonnula was significantly different Vwne(e) A 1!X< 5v07 X$75!( f 75 1#W0$4XWvq ­ !X­ 5!$45" "7X◊ $7v$ $75 1qX#! 4" X1 v 9XX° %#vq4$[ vW° 0vW 65 "$X!5° V$7v$ 4" 7v±5 v %#vq4$[ " 75q1 q415A( f 75 "5W"X![ v$$!46#$5" ◊ 5!5 0X< ­ v!5° ◊ 4$7 $7v$ X1 05!5qv0 vW° $75 0XW$!Xq ◊ v" "49W4140vW$q[ V­ ce(e) A 65$$5! $7vW $75 qX0vqq[ < v° 5 4W1vW$ 1X!< #qv 4W 1qv±X#!T $v" $5T $5] $#!5T 0XqX#! vW° 95W5!vq v005­ $v64q4$[ T f 75 !5" #q$" "7X◊ " $7v$ < v4+5r "X[ 65vWr $495!W#$ V, eryeraeA !50X!° 5° $75 74975"$ v005­ $vW05 ◊ 4$7 ±vq#5 VB9Baee9A ◊ 7407 < 5vW" 4$ ◊ v" ­ !515!!5° 1XqqX◊ 4W9 $75 0XW$!Xq( DW conclusion, that complementary food with acceptable levels X1 W#$!45W$ %#vq4$[ 0vW be produced from maize, soybean vW° $495!W#$