Volume 27, Issue 1, August 2019, Pages 431–444
William Kwithony DISSEKA1, Meuwiah Betty FAULET2, Elvis Serge Gbocho EKISSI3, Bedel Jean FAGBOHOUN4, and Lucien Patrice KOUAME5
1 Nangui Abrogoua University, Department of Food Science and Technology, Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d'Ivoire
2 Nangui Abrogoua University, Department of Food Science and Technology, Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d'Ivoire
3 Nangui Abrogoua University, Department of Food Science and Technology, Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d'Ivoire
4 Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, Department of Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetic, Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire
5 Laboratoire de Biocatalyse et des Bioprocédés de l'Université Nangui Abrogoua (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire), 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d'Ivoire
Original language: English
Copyright © 2019 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study contributes to the exploration of the nutritional potential of under-exploited local resources (sesame and moringa) in weaning food. So, eight diets (MiS, MiSMo5, MiSG, MiSGMo5, MaS, MaSMo5, MaSG and MiSGMo5) were formulated from cereal flours (millet or maize), sesame seed (ungerminated or germinated) and moringa leaf. Commercial weaning foods (AT1 and AT2) were used as control. The biochemical composition and nutritional quality in growing Wistar rats of the various flours was determined. The results showed that the moisture, protein, ash, fat, fiber, carbohydrate and energy content of the formulations are within the recommended standard for weaning foods. Also, the formulated diets have induced weight gain of rats. The BMI of rats fed formulated diets (0.49 - 0.51 g/cm2) is similar to that of AT2 (0.46 g/cm2) control rats. The formulated diets had FER, PER, TD and BV values ranging from (0.18 - 0.23), (1.38 - 1.64), (85.18 - 93.55 %) and (86.64 - 94.91 %) respectively. Any abnormalities were not identified as far as concern rat’s organs (liver and kidney). The total cholesterol and HDL blood cholesterol levels in rats fed the formulated diets are higher than those in rats fed the AT2 control diets. In addition, the LDL cholesterol levels are lower in rats fed the formulations compared to those in the AT1 and AT2 control diets. These results appear adapted within the framework of the fight against infantile malnutrition in the context of the local resources available.
Author Keywords: Infant food, Sesamum indicum, Moringa oleifera, Nutritional quality, Plasma Biochemical Parameters, flours.
William Kwithony DISSEKA1, Meuwiah Betty FAULET2, Elvis Serge Gbocho EKISSI3, Bedel Jean FAGBOHOUN4, and Lucien Patrice KOUAME5
1 Nangui Abrogoua University, Department of Food Science and Technology, Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d'Ivoire
2 Nangui Abrogoua University, Department of Food Science and Technology, Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d'Ivoire
3 Nangui Abrogoua University, Department of Food Science and Technology, Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d'Ivoire
4 Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, Department of Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetic, Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire
5 Laboratoire de Biocatalyse et des Bioprocédés de l'Université Nangui Abrogoua (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire), 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d'Ivoire
Original language: English
Copyright © 2019 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This study contributes to the exploration of the nutritional potential of under-exploited local resources (sesame and moringa) in weaning food. So, eight diets (MiS, MiSMo5, MiSG, MiSGMo5, MaS, MaSMo5, MaSG and MiSGMo5) were formulated from cereal flours (millet or maize), sesame seed (ungerminated or germinated) and moringa leaf. Commercial weaning foods (AT1 and AT2) were used as control. The biochemical composition and nutritional quality in growing Wistar rats of the various flours was determined. The results showed that the moisture, protein, ash, fat, fiber, carbohydrate and energy content of the formulations are within the recommended standard for weaning foods. Also, the formulated diets have induced weight gain of rats. The BMI of rats fed formulated diets (0.49 - 0.51 g/cm2) is similar to that of AT2 (0.46 g/cm2) control rats. The formulated diets had FER, PER, TD and BV values ranging from (0.18 - 0.23), (1.38 - 1.64), (85.18 - 93.55 %) and (86.64 - 94.91 %) respectively. Any abnormalities were not identified as far as concern rat’s organs (liver and kidney). The total cholesterol and HDL blood cholesterol levels in rats fed the formulated diets are higher than those in rats fed the AT2 control diets. In addition, the LDL cholesterol levels are lower in rats fed the formulations compared to those in the AT1 and AT2 control diets. These results appear adapted within the framework of the fight against infantile malnutrition in the context of the local resources available.
Author Keywords: Infant food, Sesamum indicum, Moringa oleifera, Nutritional quality, Plasma Biochemical Parameters, flours.
How to Cite this Article
William Kwithony DISSEKA, Meuwiah Betty FAULET, Elvis Serge Gbocho EKISSI, Bedel Jean FAGBOHOUN, and Lucien Patrice KOUAME, “Quality assessment in vivo (wistar rats) of cereal flours enriched by sesame (Sesamum indicum) and moringa (Moringa oleifera) as weaning food,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 431–444, August 2019.
