TY - JOUR AU - IJEOMAH OC, PY - 2017/01/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - PROTEIN QUALITY AND SENSORY ATTRIBUTES OF FONIO (DIGITARIA EXILIS)/RICEBEAN (VIGNA UMBELLATA) BASED COMPLEMENTARY FOOD INCORPORATED WITH CARROT AND CRAYFISH. JF - Innovare Journal of Food Sciences JA - Innovare J Food Sci VL - 5 IS - 1 SE - Original Article(s) DO - UR - https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ijfs/article/view/16581 SP - 5-7 AB - <p>ABSTRACT<br />Objective: This work evaluated the protein quality and sensory attributes of four complementary foods produced from fonio and ricebean incorporated<br />with carrot and crayfish.<br />Methods: The first sample fonibean normal (FNBN) was formulated by mixing 70 g fonio, 30 g sprouted ricebean, 30 g dried carrot, 30 g crayfish, 5 g<br />sugar, and 1 g salt, milled, sieved with muslin cloth, and the resultant flour was mixed with 5 ml of vegetable oil. A similar blend fonibean plus (FNBP)<br />contained an addition of 20 g powdered milk. A third blend fonibean minus (FNBM) contained fonio and sprouted ricebean only and no fortificants<br />while the fourth blend fonibean untreated (FNBU) contained unsprouted ricebean instead of sprouted ricebean. The following methods were used to<br />evaluate (a) protein – Kjeldahl method by Chang (2003) (b) Protein quality – bioassay as described by Onweluzo and Nwabugwu (2009) (c) Sensory<br />evaluation – 9-point hedonic scale by Ihekoronye and Ngoddy (1985) (d) Statistical analysis – Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 17;<br />Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to evaluate significant difference (p&lt;0.05) while Duncan's new multiple range test was used to separate the<br />means.<br />Results: The crude protein content of the formulated diets ranged from 13.80 to 21.70% which was higher (p&lt;0.05) than (10-15%) the value<br />recommended for complementary food. The protein efficiency ratio (PER) of all the formulated diets except the unfortified diet (FNBM) (1.49) was<br />higher than (2.00) recommended for weaning food. The higher PER, BV, NPU, and digestibility values of samples FNBP, FNBU, and FNBN relative to<br />FNBM suggest better quality sources. Though the ricebean used in sample FNBU was not sprouted, the sample showed a better quality protein than<br />sample FNBM that contained sprouted ricebean. The fortified samples FNBN that contained sprouted ricebean and FNBU that contained unsprouted<br />ricebean had comparable (p&gt;0.05) sensory scores in appearance (7.90 and 7.87), taste (7.24 and 7.21), and flavor (7.86 and 7.82). Samples FNBP,<br />FNBU, and FNBN had similar score (8.57) in consistency while samples FNBN and FNBP had significantly higher (p&lt;0.05) score in overall acceptability<br />than other samples.<br />Conclusion: The study shows that the formulated diets contained very high-quality protein that can be used to alleviate all forms of protein<br />malnutrition, and the unfortified sample fonibean minus (FNBM) was least acceptable to the panelists.<br />Keywords: Complementary food, Fonio, Ricebean, Weanly rat, Ad libitum.</p> ER -