Finger Flour Essay

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1.1 Background of the study Figure 1 : Finger millet seeded grasses Finger millet (Eleusine corocana) is a small seeded, annual cereal grasses which are adapted to tropical and arid climates that belongs to the family Poaceae (Shobana et al., 2013). Finger millet is widely cultivated in in Africa and Asia and is used primarily for human food by the lower income group as the preferred millet, due to its abundance and low cost (Karki and Kharel, 2012). Finger millet has grew significance in the recent years due to its nutritional quality. Patel & Verma (2015) reported finger millet to be a rich source of protein, iron, calcium, phosphorous, fiber and vitamin content thus suitable for growing children and aged people. Finger millets are as …show more content…

1.4 Specific objectives • To determine an ideal germination period of finger millet • To determine the effect of germination on the physicochemical properties (viscosity, pH and colour) of finger millet flour • To evaluate sensory characteristics of cooked porridge from finger millet flour 1.5 Hypothesis • Flour produced by germination of finger millet will have lower viscosity than the corresponding finger millet flour not germinated • The porridge produced by germination will be more acceptable to consumers than ungerminated one. 1.6 Importance of the …show more content…

It will also make use of otherwise unproductive land to cultivate finger millet for the production of food products due to the minimal requirements for its cultivation. This leads to job creation within the millet producing communities hence overcoming

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