Sensory and nutritional quality of an extruded sorghum and cowpea blend as a complementary food for school age children

Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is a major problem in sub–Saharan Africa, which is predominant in children and women. Poverty is the underlying cause. Children rely on cereal staples like sorghum for nutrient supply. However, sorghum is limiting on indispensable amino acid lysine and has poor prot...

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Main Author: Dlamini, Nosihle Princess
Other Authors: Taylor, J.R.N. (John Reginald Nuttall)
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60800
Dlamini, NP 2016, Sensory and nutritional quality of an extruded sorghum and cowpea blend as a complementary food for school age children, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60800>