%0 Journal Article %A Idoko J. O. and Nwajiaku I. %D 2013 %J International Journal of Nutrition and Food Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 84, 2013 %T Performance of Ripped and Unripped Plantain-Wheat Flour Blend in Biscuit production %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9997271 %V 84 %X Unripe and ripe plantain were dried and milled into flour and used with wheat flour in biscuit production to determine the best plantain-wheat composite flour for biscuit production. The blends as follows: 100% wheat flour, 100% ripe plantain flour, 100% unripe plantain flour, 50% wheat flour and 50% ripe plantain flour and 50% wheat flour and 50% unripe plantain flour. The Biscuit samples were stored at ambient temperature for 8 weeks after which the equilibrium moisture content and water activity were determined. The sensory evaluation of the biscuit samples was also determined. The results of these analyses showed 100% unripe plantain flour as the most stable of the BISCUIT samples judging from its equilibrium moisture content level of 0.32% and water activity of 0.62. The sensory evaluation results showed Biscuit made from 150:50 ripe plantain and wheat flour as most generally accepted at 5% level of significance. %P 1179 - 1182