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| Title: | Production of fermented cereal powders |
| Authors: | Olorunfemi, D I
Dede, A P O
Idu, M |
| Keywords: | Fermented cereal powder
Wet flour-paste
Maize
Millet
Sorghum
Zea mays
Pennisetum typhoides
Sorghum bicolor
Shelf-life |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.7 — A23L 1/10, A23L 1/105 |
| Abstract: | The white and yellow varieties of maize (Zea mays Linn.), millet [Pennisetum typhoides (Burm.f.) Stapf
& C.E. Hubbard] and sorghum [Sorghum bicolor(Linn.) Moench] were used to produce durable and storable dry powders
using a fluidized drying technique at 70°C for 40 minutes. The powders were blended with fruit extracts essentially to provide flavours. Microbial counts of the powders
indicated presence of scanty growth of non-pathogenic colonies and these were
significantly lower than data obtained for locally prepared wet pastes. The
proximate composition of the dry powdery products obtained from the cereals did
not change significantly after a shelf-life of 12 months. The relative advantages
of the products over the wet pastes are discussed. |
| Page(s): | 90-94 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1092 (Online); 0972-592X (Print) |
| Source: | NPR Vol.5(2) [March-April 2006]
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