The use of germinated cereals and legumes in reducing bulk of weaning foods was investigated. The blends were formulated and studied for their viscosity, acceptability, and quality. Germinated rice-mungbean, germinated rice-cowpea, germinated corn-mungbean and germinated corn-cowpea (germination period was 72 hr for rice/corn and 48 hr for mungbean/cowpea) indicated viscosity reduction from about 20,000 cps to about 3,000 cps at the 70:30 ratio with concomitant good scores in general acceptability. About 400 mL gruel prepared from the formulations met l/3 RDA for protein and energy rcquirements of infants. The products were found stable for 6 months, microbially safe, and well-tolerated by the infants.
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