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Effect Of Storage Time On The Functional Properties Of Wheat/bambka Groundnut Blend
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CULTIVATION OF BAMBARA GROUNDNUT
It is mostly monocropping in a
selected plot of land with suitable sandy soil 82% of households in
North central are 67% in kavango planted Bambara groundnut in 1993.
Estimating an average of 1400m2 per farm cropped with Bambara
groundnut, the total production areas sums up to around 3000ha.
Production figure are very variable, depending on the rainy season. Due
to wide spacing 10 – 12 plants/m2 and lack of improved varieties yield
rarely exceed 500kg/ha. Taking 250kg/ha as an overall average of the
total production to 750t/year.
This does not satisfy the market
requirements and a considerable amount of Bambara groundnut is
informally imported from Angola and sold with local materials on
tradition markets. Seed size is an important factor for the marketing of
Bambara groundnut.
1.1.3 USES
1. The dried mature seed cab be converted into paste, steamed and eaten with vegetable soup or sauce.
2.
The form in which the Bambara groundnut seed is commonly consumed is
moin-moin usually referred to as ‘Okpa’ in the eastern states of
Nigeria.
3. Dried and roasted Bambara groundnut can be used to make soup, flour and porridge.
1.1.4 USES OF WHEAT AND WHEAT PRODUCTS
1.
Wheat is perhaps the most popular cereal grain for the production of
bread, cake and other pastries in baking industries.
2. Wheat bran is used mainly for the formulation animal feed.
3. Farinha, shorts, semolina, semovita, flour from wheat are used for other preparation purpose.
4. It can also be used as an ingredient in breakfast, cereal, macaroni, adhesives and other products.
1.2 BAMBARA GROUNDNUT (VOANDZEIA SUBTERAEA)
1.2.1 ORIGIN
Bambara
groundnut belongs to the family of flowering plant called
leguminosease. It is an important legume consumed in Nigeria especially
in Enugu State and some other Northern States. The Bambara groundnut is
native to West Africa. Some wild species are found in North Eastern
Nigeria and Northern Cameroon. It has different name’s in different
parts of Africa. It is called ‘Okpa by the Igbos. Bambara groundnut is
an important article of commerce in Nigeria. It grows extensively in
Northern Nigeria but eaten mostly in eastern Nigeria. A large volume of
trade is undertaken between the growing and the consuming population.
Bambara
groundnut seed vary in shape, size and colour of the seed coat
(Ojimelumelukwe (1985) differentiated between four cultivars with
respect to the seed coast, colour and size. Seed may be round cream or
russet brown smooth taste. The seeds have white elliptical helium with
seed eight ranging between 280 and 320g.
1.3 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
1.
To investigate on the effect of storage time on the functional
properties of Bambara groundnut and wheat blend for cake prior.
2. To determine effect of storage time on the nutritional quality of the flour blend for cake production.
3. To determine the significant of supplementation in nutritional content of food products.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Study of effect of storage time on the functional properties of wheat (Triticum Aestivum) and Bambrara Groundnut (Voandzeia Subteranea) Flour Blends. The flour blends comprised of wheat (WT) 1005, Banbaranut (BG) 100%, WBZO 70% wheat and 30% Bambaradnut, WB20 80% wheat and 20% Bambara and WBSO, 50% wheat and 50% Bambara. The blends was stored and monitor for their functional properties over a period of four months. The results of the determination of these prope ... Continue reading---
