Clinical evaluation of pearl millet conophor weaning mix as supplementary food for Nigerian children

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to formulate a weaning diet from pearl millet-conophor nut flour that would promote growth. For PER, BV, NPU and TD values, casein diet was the most superior while millet-conophor diet and soyogi diet compared favourably with each other. For the clinical measurements of the experimental rats on the soyogi diet and millet-conophor diet, apart from the urinary urea level of the group on millet conophor diet which was much higher than soy-ogi, there was no difference in any of the other parameters measured. It was therefore, concluded that the millet-conophor, diet was favourably well with the soy-ogi.

Comparative of Proximate and Mineral Composition of Commercially-Available Millet Types in Katsina Metropolis, Nigeria

“…The fat content was found to be higher than what was reported by [8] but lower than 5.28% reported by [14] Table 2 shows the proximate composition of pearl millet as determined in this work as follows; protein (10.41%), ash (1.70%), Fibre (3.24%), fat (4.43%), moisture (8.66%) and carbohydrate (71.56). The protein content was lower than the values obtained by [16], [17] and [18]. The Fibre content was also higher than the values obtained by these researchers while the fat content was higher then the values reported by [18] but lower than the 7.96% by [16].…”

Nutritional and health benefits of millets.

“…Grits, flour, and meals from cereals such as millet, sorghum, and corn are now common items in the market. Soft biscuits and cookies are being made using sorghum, maize and wheat composites, while cakes and non-wheat breads have become a subject of increasing scientific and technological enquiry, showing encouraging results (Akeredolu et al, 2005;Laminu et al, 2011;Vidya et al, 2012).…”

“…The industries are confronted with a number of problems which tend to diminish product qualities and affect overall utilization. For instance, in the nonalcoholic beverage and weaning food sectors, storage quality of the grain, nutritional losses after processing, high cost of imported equipment and variation among cultivars are some of the problems militating against improved utilization of millet in the developing countries (Akeredolu et al, 2005;Laminu et al, 2011;Adekunle, 2012).…”

Effects of Combined Processing Methods on Protein Qualities of Pigeon Pea (<i>Cajanus cajan</i>) Flour Samples Using Rat Feeding

“…This result was in agreement with the report of [25] who observed that the rats that consumed higher quantity of diet had increased weight gain while the rats that consumed the least diet also gained the least weight. [1] also reported that growth rate in experimental rats was influenced by their feed intake. The result equally showed that rats fed on the control diet formulated from soaked pigeon Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan) Flour Samples Using Rat Feeding pea flour (S o PPF) and those diets that the pigeon pea seeds were boiled (except S o S p BFPPF) recorded less growth when compared to rat fed on the other formulated diets.…”