E. A. Mazi

Rheological and Pasting Properties of Flour, Extruded Products and Fresh Samples from Yellow Root Cassava, Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato, Plantain Fortified with Moringa oleifera Leaves

L. N. Uzoaga, E. A. Mazi, N. Oganezi & A. N. Kanu · Asian Plant Research Journal · 2020

Introduction: There is complete dependence on wheat flour for baked products, which are imported from other parts as wheat can’t grow in Nigeria. Therefore, to reduce the cost of importation, composite flour can be an alternative. Composite flour has some advantages for developin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/aprj/2020/v4i130075

Effect of Yellow Root Cassava, Orange Flesh Sweet Potato and Plantain Fortified with Moringa oleifera Leave on the Functional and Proximate Composition of Extruded Product

L. N. Uzoaga, E. A. Mazi, N. Oganezi & N. A. Kanu · Journal of Advances in Microbiology · 2020

Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) is a promising root crop due to its high β-carotene content which could help to reduce vitamin A deficiency (VAD). However, it is a less utilized perishable crop. In order to use OFSP tubers, incorporation with other flours in processing and bak...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamb/2020/v20i230218

Evaluation of Nutritional and Anti Nutrition Factors of Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato, Yellow Root Cassava and Plantain Flour Blends Fortified with Moringa oleifera Leaves

L. N. Uzoaga, E. A. Mazi & A. N. Kanu · Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research · 2020

Aim: The aim of this study is to produce flour from different blend ratio of orange fleshed sweet potato, yellow root cassava (YRC) and Plantain fortified with Moringa oleifera leaves powder and to determine the nutritional composition (vitamin and mineral) and phytochemical cont...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajaar/2020/v12i230075