Malnutrition appears in weaning age and is usually due to weaning food which is of low nutritional value. This problem led us to investigate the study of the physicochemical and functional properties of cassava flours and corn flours, and the fluidification of the gruels made from these flours by germinated yellow corn and sweet white potato flours. To do this, the approximate chemical composition, physical and functional properties, and ability of amylase‐rich flours to digest the starch in order to reduce consistency were evaluated. From these analyses, it emerges that the chemical composition, and physical and functional properties are influenced by the nature and the treatment undergone by the flours. It appears that the amylase‐rich flours that we used at a concentration of 1%–3% during the preparation of the gruels significantly reduced their consistencies. Given their strong liquefying power, this reduction was more marked with germinated corn flour where 1% permits to obtain desired consistency with 21.50 g of DM of bitter cassava flour, thereby multiplying the energy density and nutritional value of this flour by 5.18. It also appears that the action of flours rich in amylases was depending on the concentration, the nature of the flour, its composition, and the treatment undergone. In view of all these results, we can therefore consider the formulation of a weaning food with the consistency, and energy and nutritional value necessary for the proper growth of children.

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Enzymatic browning, which usually occurs during irish potato tuber processing, causes deterioration in the nutritional, functional, physical and acceptability quality of the products derived from this matrix. To fight against this phenomenon, several treatment methods have been developed, such as bleaching. This led us to investigate the effect of bleaching on the physico-chemical, functional and rheological properties of three irish potato varieties. To achieve our objective, blanched and unbleached irish potatoes flours of three varieties (Cipira, Dosa and Pamela) were produced. The physico-chemical, functional and rheological aspects of the flours were then studied according to standard and developped methods. It appears from this study that treatment and variety significantly influenced (P < 0.05) the nutritional composition of irish potatoes flours. The physical properties with the exception of titratable acidity were affected (P < 0.05) by the treatment and the varieties. Analysis of the functional properties revealed that unbleached flours had a higher swelling rate and water retention capacity than bleached flours. Rheological properties, such as final viscosity, are influenced by the treatment and variety. The main component analysis showed that bleaching affects the properties of the varieties Pamela and Cipira. In view of all this, we can therefore highlight the applicability of each of the flours in a specific industrial field.

The aim of this work is to improve the flow velocities and energy density of the gruels. To lead this study, flours of cassava, sweet potato, and corns have been using.The method consist in characterization of different flours and evaluate the effect of incorporation of amylase rich flours on the gruels consistency, concentration in dry matter and energy density. Of these different analyses, it comes out again that nutritional composition, functional, and physical properties depend on the nature and the treatment applied on the flours. These parameters also affect the amylases activities. The results show that after incorporation of different amylases rich flours, we have observed a strong increase in the flow velocity close to 450 mm/30 s, an increase in the concentrations in dry matter of the gruels to more than 20 g of DM and an increase in the energy density by factors understood between 1.2 and 5.48. How to cite this article: Tambo Tene S, Mathilde Klang J, Ndomou Houketchang SC, Kohole Foffe HA, Womeni HM. Application of amylase rich flours of corn and sweet potato to the reduction of consistency of cassava and corn gruels. J Food Process Preserv. 2019;43:e14058. https ://doi.