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Production And Determination Of Functional Properties Of Plantain Flour
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Plantains
in the yellow to black stages can be used in sweet dishes steam-looked
plantains are considered a nutritious food for infants and the elderly.
A ripe plantain is used as food for infants at wearing. Ut is mashed
with a pinch of salt and is believed to be more easily digestible
(FAOSTAT 2011). Plantains are also dried and grouped into flour it is
an important food stuff that constitute, water of about 1062%, proteins
55%, Fat 1.15%. Carbohydrates 81.6% and Ash 3.01%. Dried plantain
provider is mixed with a little fennel seed powder and boiled either in
milk or water to feed small children till they age of 1yr. (Oke 1998)
stated that in Southern parts of Indian Roots and tubers, plantains, and
bananas is good for human nutrion.
Plantain has been a good
source of food and known to different countries with different names
like, in Ivory Coast where plantains are dishes when fried with Onion
and tomato sauce and serve to eat. It is called ALOCO. It is also used
for a dish called Magu in Dominican Republic, where the green plantains
are peeled smashed with hot water and boiled then served with sauce.
In West Africa plantains are served for eating with stew or beans or any
food when fried it is known as BODO (Dough-Bough) (Forcylth 1988).
Plantains are also known as fufu De plantan a popular dish in Cuba where
the plantains are boiled and mixed with chicken stock and sauce and the
served. Plantains can also be fried twice and served as a side
appetizer or snack in countries like Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador,
Honduras, Panama. It is known as potacones. The popular known food
Boli is usually made in Nigeria, whereby plaintain is roacted and eaten
with red oil sauce. (Adnan and Muyalia 1984).
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
(i) To produce plantain flour
(ii) To determine the functional properties of plantain flour.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Plantains (Musa epp) are important staple foods, which make substantial
contribution of the nutrition and economy of millions of people through
the developing world and are grown in 720 countries. The gross value of
plantain production in sub-saharan Africa extent that of several other
main food crops, such as maize, rice cassava and sweet potato. They
are considered the fouth important global food commodity after rice,
milk and wheat in terms of gross value of production ... Continue reading---
