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The study evaluated the effect of crayfish and soybean protein enrichment on the quality of formulated weaning foods. The evaluation was done using both in vitro and in vivo (animal models) methods. The nutrient composition results showed that the protein and fat contents of then crayfish-ogi, soy-ogi and control diets of all the diets were 17.66,...
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... the 28 days experimental period the adaptation of the animals fed on each dietary sample and utilization of each diet were studied and the result presented in Fig. 1. The animals that depend on the basal diet for survival were found to become leaner and weaker each passing day of the experiment. The physical changes were observed on the skin as well as in their consumption rate. For instance, loss of weight was dramatic from average weight of 67.60 g at day one to 54.22 g at day twenty eight (even ...
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... as well as in their consumption rate. For instance, loss of weight was dramatic from average weight of 67.60 g at day one to 54.22 g at day twenty eight (even animal loss was recorded in this group). On the other hand, the animals fed with other diets increased in weight especially in the crayfish-ogi diet group followed by the control diet group (Fig. 1) and this might be due to the fact that crayfish is very nutritious as compared to other sources of protein. Meanwhile, the lower rates results recorded for soy-ogi diet as compared to the control diet, might be due to the presence of antinutrients (such as oligosaccharides and protease inhibitors) in soybean, which might rendered it ...
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... These traditional weaning or complementary foods are low in protein content and devoid of vital essential nutrients for normal child growth and development [14][15][16]. For instance, the corn gruel (ogi), which is the traditional weaning food of infants in many parts of West African countries, has been reported to have low protein content, which cannot meet the daily nutritional requirements of infants [17][18][19][20]. ...
... Previous studies have been carried out to evaluate the functional, nutritional, sensory qualities and proximate composition of some combinations of tubers, cereals, fruits, and legumes [15][16][17]20]. Report on the proximate composition of weaning food processed from cooking banana fortified with cowpea and peanuts [25], showed that the blend could serve as a supplementary food and a transition meal from breast milk to solid family diets in Nigeria. ...
... Ene-Obong and Obizoba [37] also confirmed crayfish protein as a better supplement to legume/cereal or legume starchy stable mixtures than leguminous oilseed. In the same vein, recent findings also suggest that the addition of crayfish to locally made infant food (ogi (pap)) could improve the quality of the protein [17]. ...
The production of low cost and high-quality nutritional foods for infants is a major challenge in developing countries which often contribute to the high prevalence of malnutrition with its attendant risks. Consequently, the biological assessment of locally available cereal and legume blends as weaning foods for the feeding of infants was investigated in this study. In a 10-day trial, weanling male Wistar rats (n=36) were randomly allotted to nine treatments, each in quadruplicate.
