Sensory evaluation and nutrient composition of weaning food from pregelatinized maize-sweet potato mixtures.

Pregelatinized maize-sweet potato mix, fortified with soybeans and groundnut flours, was evaluated for its acceptability as a weaning food and for nutrient composition. An acceptable product had 14.3, 6.4, 2.4 and 67.4%, respectively, for its protein, fat, ash and carbohydrate contents. Values for calcium, phosphorus and and iron contents were 59.6, 187.5 and 2.4 mg/100 g, respectively, while the most predominant fatty acids were linoleic, oleic and palmitic acids. The product, which had a chemical score of 85.34 for its protein value, was limiting in threonine.