Cakes are unleavened pasties made mainly from
wheat flour, shortening, sugar, egg, milk and little or no
baking power (a mixture of cereal flour, sodium carbonate
and sodium bicarbonate). Cakes are enjoyed globally by
both adults and children. The presence of gluten protein
only in wheat makes wheat a unique ingredient for pastry
products (Rhona, 1983). Gluten protein forms elastic dough
with air sacks. Unfortunately wheat is expensive and is not
produced in Nigeria due to the country's unfavourable
climate of the crop. Wheat flour is also deficient in some
essential amino acids needed by human.
Nigeria is endowed with root crops particularly
cassava which is cheap and used as staple food many
Nigerians. Cassava is however a starchy food crop. Soybean
is exclusively high in protein (40%) and is the most
nutritious of all the beans (Adedoya, 2001; Nwamarah
2005). Soybean protein has amino acid profile superior to
other plant protein. About half of the carbohydrate content
(20%) in soybean is crude fibre which suppresses many
degenerative diseases in human.
Attempts have been made by many researchers to
complement wheat flour with non-wheat flour, particularly legume flours for pastry product (Okaka and Isieh, 1990,
Onweluzo et al., 1995). The amount of soybean consumed
globally is currently relatively low; and there is increasing
public interest for more utilization of the product because of
its high dietary protein and many disease preventive
properties. This work was poised to produce high nutrient
and acceptable cakes made from complementary blends of
wheat, cassava and soybean flours.
Cakes are unleavened pasties made mainly fromwheat flour, shortening, sugar, egg, milk and little or nobaking power (a mixture of cereal flour, sodium carbonateand sodium bicarbonate). Cakes are enjoyed globally byboth adults and children. The presence of gluten proteinonly in wheat makes wheat a unique ingredient for pastryproducts (Rhona, 1983). Gluten protein forms elastic doughwith air sacks. Unfortunately wheat is expensive and is notproduced in Nigeria due to the country's unfavourableclimate of the crop. Wheat flour is also deficient in someessential amino acids needed by human.Nigeria is endowed with root crops particularlycassava which is cheap and used as staple food manyNigerians. Cassava is however a starchy food crop. Soybeanis exclusively high in protein (40%) and is the mostnutritious of all the beans (Adedoya, 2001; Nwamarah2005). Soybean protein has amino acid profile superior toother plant protein. About half of the carbohydrate content(20%) in soybean is crude fibre which suppresses manydegenerative diseases in human.Attempts have been made by many researchers tocomplement wheat flour with non-wheat flour, particularly legume flours for pastry product (Okaka and Isieh, 1990,Onweluzo et al., 1995). The amount of soybean consumedglobally is currently relatively low; and there is increasingpublic interest for more utilization of the product because ofits high dietary protein and many disease preventiveproperties. This work was poised to produce high nutrientand acceptable cakes made from complementary blends ofwheat, cassava and soybean flours.
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