Development, Evaluation and Safety Aspect of Enriched Weaning Food from Cereal, Legume and Vegetable

This study examined the development, evaluation and safety aspect of enriched weaning food from cereal, legume vegetable. Maize was fermented, soybean defatted carrot sliced, all were processed to flour. The flours formulated blends. Laboratory analysis done such as proximate, minerals, haematology lipid studies rat fed both commercial diets well growth feed intake rats. data obtained analyzed. results showed that moisture content observed low ranging 5.07% -12.91%. lowest (5.07%) flour; this followed by fermented maize flour (9.71%) while highest (12.91%) seen in powder. Carrot had Ca (5850.0ppm), (4700ppm), least (2900ppm). count for white blood cell (WBC) pellet ie diet G (11.8x109). high density lipoprotein (HDL) rats different ranged 31 to79mg/dl with group F (31.0 mg/dl) C (79 which HDL respectively. At day 4, (62.20g) on C, next B (60.70 g), D (54.20 (53.20 E (45.10 (43.80 g). A (39.6 g) decreasing order. has outstanding among should be used improve body weight infant, increased HDL, reduced LDL, improves haematological parameters nutritional qualities.