Effect of tigernut (Cyperus esculentus) flour addition on the quality of wheat-based cake

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1746-1752

  Chinma, Chiemela Enyinnaya ^a   Abu, Joseph Oneh ^b   Abubakar, Yusuf Aisha ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Mineral composition pasting; Physical and sensory properties; Proximate; Tigernut flour; Wheat flour

Indexed keywords

MINERAL COMPOSITION; PROXIMATE; SENSORY PROPERTIES; TIGERNUT FLOUR; WHEAT FLOUR;

SILICATE MINERALS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

MINERALS;

CYPERUS; CYPERUS ESCULENTUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77955254659     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: 13652621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2010.02334.x     Document Type: Article

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