Nutritive value and acceptability of bread fortified with moringa seed powder

By I. F. Bolarinwa, T. Aruna, A. Raji. Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 2017

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Abstract Bread is a common staple food in developing countries and many other regions of the world. It is an energy dense food with low micronutrient content. Micronutrient deficiency is increasing among children and pregnant women in Africa and other developing countries. In this study, bread was fortified with moringa seed powder at varying proportions (0–20%). The proximate, mineral, vitamin A content and sensory attributes of the moringa fortified bread samples were evaluated. Results of the proximate analysis showed that moringa seed powder addition significantly (p

Subfields: Plant Science

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