Production And Evaluation Of Weaning Food From Blend Of Malted Maize(zea Mays), Unripe Plantain (musa Paradisaca) And Crayfish (astlaciden Leptodactylus)

PRODUCTION AND EVALUATION OF WEANING FOOD FROM BLEND OF MALTED MAIZE(Zea mays), UNRIPEPLANTAIN (Musa paradisaca) AND CRAYFISH (Astlaciden leptodactylus)ABSTRACTThis research work is on the production and evaluation of weaning food from the blend of malted maize, unripe plantain and crayfish, by determining the proximate composition and sensory evaluation of the product. The maize was soaked, washed and steeped. It was malted, dried, de-germed and wet milled, decanted, slum, dried, re-milled, sieved and a fine flour was obtained. The plantain was peeled, blanched, dried, milled, sieved and a fi…