Quality Characteristics Of Candy Produced From Tiger Nuts Tubers (Cyperus Esculentus) And Melon Seeds (Colocynthis Citrulius. L) Milk Blend

Authors: UGWU CHIDINMA VANESSA | Food Science and Technology Projects 101 pages 23,304 words

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ABSTRACT

 A candy is composed mainly of sucrose, fructose, glucose, glucose (corn) or maltose syrups. The candies developed with these ingredients are energy dense and poor source for nutrient values. For current study, tiger nut tubers (Cyperus esculentus L) milk and egusi melon (Colocynthis citrullus) seeds milk were selected for production of candies. The candies developed with tiger nuts and egusi melon seeds milk and their blends were subjected to sensory and physicochemical analysis. Results showed that the candies had no significant difference (p

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