Nutritional quality of fritters produced from fresh cassava roots, high-quality cassava and soy flour blends, and consumer preferences

Fritters are flour-based snacks made from wheat flour, but a cheaper alternative is needed in a developing economy, such as Zambia, owing to the high cost of wheat. This study aimed at evaluating fritters produced from different sources: fresh cassava roots, high-quality cassava flour (HQCF), and a...

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Main Authors: Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji, Ntawuruhunga, P., Chileshe, P., Olaniyan, B., Mukuka, I., Maziya-Dixon, Busie
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105565
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author Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji
Ntawuruhunga, P.
Chileshe, P.
Olaniyan, B.
Mukuka, I.
Maziya-Dixon, Busie
author_browse Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji
Chileshe, P.
Maziya-Dixon, Busie
Mukuka, I.
Ntawuruhunga, P.
Olaniyan, B.
author_facet Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji
Ntawuruhunga, P.
Chileshe, P.
Olaniyan, B.
Mukuka, I.
Maziya-Dixon, Busie
author_sort Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji
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description Fritters are flour-based snacks made from wheat flour, but a cheaper alternative is needed in a developing economy, such as Zambia, owing to the high cost of wheat. This study aimed at evaluating fritters produced from different sources: fresh cassava roots, high-quality cassava flour (HQCF), and a composite (80:20) of HQCF and high-quality soy flour (HQSF) using 100% wheat flour as the control. The nutritional and anti-nutritional properties were analyzed with standard laboratory methods. A structured questionnaire was used to analyze consumer preferences. There were significant (P < 0.05) differences in the proximate parameters of the fritters samples. In HQCF fritters, amylose increased by 12.26%, sugar by 11.12%, and starch by 27.91%. There were no significant (P > 0.05) differences in the antinutritional properties among cassava and wheat fritters except for the composite cassava‒soybean fritters. Among respondents from Kaoma, Kasama, and Serenje, the sensory characteristics showed no significant (P > 0.05) differences for appearance and aroma of all the fritters samples. The results showed that HQCF fortified with HQSF could be used as a cheaper alternative to wheat flour in the production of nutritious and acceptable fritters.
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spelling CGSpace1055652025-11-11T11:07:20Z Nutritional quality of fritters produced from fresh cassava roots, high-quality cassava and soy flour blends, and consumer preferences Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji Ntawuruhunga, P. Chileshe, P. Olaniyan, B. Mukuka, I. Maziya-Dixon, Busie cassava flours wheats food production food security processing soybeans Fritters are flour-based snacks made from wheat flour, but a cheaper alternative is needed in a developing economy, such as Zambia, owing to the high cost of wheat. This study aimed at evaluating fritters produced from different sources: fresh cassava roots, high-quality cassava flour (HQCF), and a composite (80:20) of HQCF and high-quality soy flour (HQSF) using 100% wheat flour as the control. The nutritional and anti-nutritional properties were analyzed with standard laboratory methods. A structured questionnaire was used to analyze consumer preferences. There were significant (P < 0.05) differences in the proximate parameters of the fritters samples. In HQCF fritters, amylose increased by 12.26%, sugar by 11.12%, and starch by 27.91%. There were no significant (P > 0.05) differences in the antinutritional properties among cassava and wheat fritters except for the composite cassava‒soybean fritters. Among respondents from Kaoma, Kasama, and Serenje, the sensory characteristics showed no significant (P > 0.05) differences for appearance and aroma of all the fritters samples. The results showed that HQCF fortified with HQSF could be used as a cheaper alternative to wheat flour in the production of nutritious and acceptable fritters. 2019-10-09 2019-10-29T16:13:14Z 2019-10-29T16:13:14Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105565 en Open Access application/pdf Informa UK Limited Alamu, E.O., Ntawuruhunga, P., Chileshe, P., Olaniyan, B., Mukuka, I. & Maziya-Dixon, B. (2019). Nutritional quality of fritters produced from fresh cassava roots, high-quality cassava and soy flour blends, and consumer preferences. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 5, 1-14.
spellingShingle cassava
flours
wheats
food production
food security
processing
soybeans
Alamu, Emmanuel Oladeji
Ntawuruhunga, P.
Chileshe, P.
Olaniyan, B.
Mukuka, I.
Maziya-Dixon, Busie
Nutritional quality of fritters produced from fresh cassava roots, high-quality cassava and soy flour blends, and consumer preferences
title Nutritional quality of fritters produced from fresh cassava roots, high-quality cassava and soy flour blends, and consumer preferences
title_full Nutritional quality of fritters produced from fresh cassava roots, high-quality cassava and soy flour blends, and consumer preferences
title_fullStr Nutritional quality of fritters produced from fresh cassava roots, high-quality cassava and soy flour blends, and consumer preferences
title_full_unstemmed Nutritional quality of fritters produced from fresh cassava roots, high-quality cassava and soy flour blends, and consumer preferences
title_short Nutritional quality of fritters produced from fresh cassava roots, high-quality cassava and soy flour blends, and consumer preferences
title_sort nutritional quality of fritters produced from fresh cassava roots high quality cassava and soy flour blends and consumer preferences
topic cassava
flours
wheats
food production
food security
processing
soybeans
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/105565
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