Infant food based on coconut protein, groundnut protein isolate and skim milk powder. I.—Preparation, chemical composition and shelf‐life

Abstract

A process for the preparation of spray-dried infant food containing 26% of protein and 18% of fat is described. The product is based on a blend of coconut protein, groundnut protein isolate, skim milk powder, dextrins and hydrogenated groundnut 011 and is fortified with vitamins and minerals. It is light cream in colour and reconstitutes readily in water. Laboratory samples are free fromEscherichia coli and other pathogenic anaerobes and the total plate count is of the order of 15,60o/g. When packed in polyethylene bags (100 gauge) and stored in tin containers a t 37O, it kept well for g months, the losses of vitamins A and C and thiamine a t the end of the storage period being 25, 32 and zo%, respectively.

Peanut Milk and Peanut Milk Based Products Production: A Review

“…Soaking and grinding full-fat raw peanuts with water to get slurry, subject to filtration produce usually peanut milk (aqueous extract of peanut kernels, Arachis hypogea L.) Beuchat et al, 1978;Bucker et al, 1979;Rubico et al, 1987Rubico et al, , 1988Chan et al, 1991Chan et al, , 1992Shurpalekar et al, 1964;Chandrasekhara et al, 1964; and also by grinding unsoaked roasted peanuts, raw full-fat, or partially defatted peanuts to form freeflow flour to which water may later be added to make an emulsion. Another way is to use the peanut milk or peanut protein isolates to extend animal milk (toned milk).…”

“…Details of these methods are given in the works of Barley (1951), (Jasper, 1973), Mitchell (1950), Chandrasekhara et al (1971), Schmidt et al Mendelsohn (1980), Rubico et al (1987Rubico et al ( , 1988, and Chan Lee and Larry R. , . According to Rao et al (1964), peanut milk combined with other milks can be spray dried, and the powder has longer shelf-life and can be readily reconstituted in water.…”