The functional, sensory and cooking characteristics of noodles from blends of Acha-tigernut composite flour were investigated. The flour blends and noodles produced were analyzed for functional properties and cooking characteristics. The tiger nut flour was substituted into acha...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v16i430180
The study investigates the chemical, physical and sensory properties of sweet potato and acha flour based biscuits. The work was aimed at ameliorating the quality of acha-based biscuit with addition of sweet potato flour. Flour blends were produced by substituting sweet potato in...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v16i430178
Madidi was produced from different formulations of pearl millet ogi and bambara nut flours. Five madidi products were produced at the laboratory scale using 100:0 (control), 95:5, 90:10, 85:15 and 80:20 millet to bambara groundnut flours, respectively. Bambara ground nut were cle...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v16i430176
This study investigated the nutrient composition and functional properties of flour blend of acha and amaranth grains. The amaranth flour was substituted into acha flour at 5, 10, 15, and 20% and to produce acha-amaranth flour blend. The chemical composition and functional proper...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2020/v16i330175
Turmeric tuber and acha grain were dried, milled, sieved to produce respective flours. The turmeric flour was substituted (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5%) into acha flour to produced acha-turmeric flour blend and other ingredients (baking fat, baking powder, salt, sugar and water) was used t...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/43365
The research is aimed at adding value to acha based biscuits using less known and underutilized crops such as tigernuts. The objective of the study was to add value to acha based biscuits Tiger(brown) seeds were sorted, washed and oven dried(450C for 12hrs), milled(Attrition Mill...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/39644
The research is aimed at investigating the effect of added moringa seed paste on the proximate, mineral, vitamin composition, functional properties of the acha-moringa flour blend. Moringa paste was substituted into acha flour at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25% (w/w) to produce acha-moring...
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Research Article10.9734/AFSJ/2018/38636