Abstract
Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension is a peer-reviewed international scientific journal covering a wide range of subject areas in tropical and subtropical agriculture published quarterly by the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. The journal is also available on the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna website https://www.agri.ruh.ac.lk/tare/index.htm .
Highlights
Wheat (Triticum aestivum), a staple food of large proportion of the world population, has been the major ingredient of leavened bread for many years due to its functional gluten proteins
Nutritional Qualities of Wheat-Sorghum Composite Flour Naan The nutritive value of flat bread Naan depends entirely on the chemical composition of the flour and other ingredients used for its formulation
The highest moisture content of 11.13 % were recorded in the Naan made with 100 % wheat flour (T6) whereas 50 % substitution of wheat flour by sorghum flour (T5) reduced the moisture content of the Naan to 8.11 % which is significantly (P
Summary
Wheat (Triticum aestivum), a staple food of large proportion of the world population, has been the major ingredient of leavened bread for many years due to its functional gluten proteins. In Sri Lanka, the consumption of bread or “take away” products are increasing in both rural and urban areas as a consequence of changing lifestyle, convenience and high cost of cooking energy (Ekanayake et al, 2016). Wheat is extensively used for the production of flat breads such as the naan, parotta and steam-leavened chapatti in India, Sri Lanka, China, Middle East and some parts of Africa (Parimala and Sudha, 2015). Bread can be made from high gluten wheat which is difficult to grow in the tropical areas due to the prevailing climatic conditions (Carson and Sun, 2000). Many researches (Olaoye et al, 2006; Turner, 2007), have been carried out to promote the use of composite flours, in which a portion of wheat flour is replaced by locally grown crops, to be used in bread, thereby decreasing the cost of imported wheat
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