Rukaiya Suleiman Umar and Annah Kwadu Medugu
An Analysis of Organoleptic Qualities of a ThreeCourse Menu from Moringa Leaves in Mubi, Adamawa State Nigeria
1427 - 1430
2016
10
5
International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10004304
https://publications.waset.org/vol/113
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
Moringa oleifera is mainly used as herbal medicine in most homes in Northern Nigeria. The plant is easy to grow and thrives very well regardless the type of soil. Use of moringa leaves in food production can yield attractive varieties on menu. This paper evaluates the acceptability of dishes produced with fresh moringa leaves with a view to promoting it in popular restaurants. A three course menu consisting of cream of moringa soup as the starter, mixed meat moringa sauce with semovita as the main dish and moringa roll as sweet was produced and served to a 60member taste panel made of three groups of 20 each. Respondents were asked to rate the organoleptic qualities of the samples on a 10point bipolar scale ranging from 1 (Dislike extremely) – 10 (Like extremely). Data collected were treated to one sample ttest and One Way ANOVA. Results show that the panelists extremely like the moringa products. It is recommended that Moringa oleifera should be incorporated into meals which is more readily acceptable than medicine.
Open Science Index 113, 2016