PRODUCTION AND ZINC EVALUATION OF MORINGA OLEIFERA FLAVOURED TIGERNUT MILK

Tigernut has been for many years one of the underutilized food crops in Nigeria. It is mostly eaten raw as snack and un-identified as a very important food crop that has great potential in managing, preventing and eliminating malnutrition (macronutrient and micronutrient deficiencies) or food insecurity problems. There is little documentation on the nutritional quality and versatility of tigernuts in food preparation despite its availability. However, tigernut is still one of the least popular tubers in Nigeria and hence the need for this research which intends to evaluate, promote production and utilization of tiger nuts using various processing techniques. Moringa oleifera is a plant claimed to have a lot of economic value such asmedicial, nutritional and pesticidal values. These claimshave not been clearly justified. This research and experiment is therefore centered on investigating, analyzing and justify the claims made on these plants. And also to know the chemical composition responsible for the medicinal value of these plant.