ISSN 2736-1624
Frontiers of Agriculture and Food Technology Vol. 2 (6), pp. 215-218, June, 2014. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Properties of Metabolized cereal foods
Abiola M. A
Department of Veterinary Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State. Nigeria.
Email: [email protected]
Accepted 10 May 2014
Abstract
Fermented cereal porridge, “Ogi” is made from maize, sorghum or millet. Fermented cereal porridges (and gels) are important staple food items for people of the West African sub- region and are also important weaning foods for infants. The qualities of these foods are measured in terms of their nutritive values evidenced in the biochemical properties and the textural characteristics. These qualities are influenced by many factors of types of cereal grains and the kind of treatments these grains undergo during processing. Many workers seeking to enhance Ogi nutritional status have investigated the ways in which these factors influence its physical and biochemical properties. This review attempts to bring into focus these various efforts.
Key words: Fermented cereal porridges, physical and nutritional properties.