Globally, there is growing interest to integrate nutrient–dense foods such as insect flour into
food products to achieve nutritional goals and address food insecurity. Though cereal …

Undernutrition among children under five years old is still a problem in many developing
countries including Kenya. Kerio Valley of Elgeyo Marakwet County is among the regions …

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is a legume consumed as a high-quality plant protein source in
many parts of the world. High protein and carbohydrate contents with relatively low fat …

The triple burden of malnutrition is still a major challenge in most developing countries
including Kenya. Currently, the increased dependence on convenience foods has …

Amaranth production and consumption have the potential to enhance the food and nutrition
security in Kenya, where the overall food deficit is between 20 percent and 30 percent …

Traditional complementary foods in most sub-Saharan African countries are deficient in
protein, essential minerals and vitamins resulting to sub-optimal growth and increased …

The study envisages the manufacture of rice shaped analogues/kernels from the
combination of broken rice flour with cowpea flour using extrusion technology and to …

Complementary food is food meant for infant and young children with the goal of bridging
the gap between their daily energy and nutrient requirement and the amount obtained from …

Consumption of nutritionally inadequate diets results in infant malnutrition. This study is
aimed at formulating complementary foods from blend of orange-fleshed sweet potato …

1 Department of Food Science and Technology, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and
Technology, PO BOX 62000, 00200, Nairobi, Kenya 2 Department of Foods, Nutrition and …