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Finger millet is one of the cereal grains which are produced in Ethiopia. It is used in different
forms by consumers such as porridge, bread, injera and local drinks such as “Tella” and ‘Areki’.
In this study milk was extracted from degu, Necho and jabi varieties of finger millet, which all
varieties undergone for different processing treatments soaking and germination. The raw finger
millet was used as baseline for all varieties. The extracted milk was dried by a freeze-dryer to
make it ready for the analysis of the physico-chemical, mineral content and sensory properties of
the finger millet milk. The residues left during milk production also undergone for
characterization. Based on this finger millet milk is known for its high nutritional value and high
mineral contents especially calcium(2.85mg/l), iron(5.90mg/l), zinc(10.84mg/l), crude fiber
(6.96%), protein(9.69%), fat(6.00%), carbohydrate(80.46%), and ash(6.04%). The overall
sensory acceptance of degu soaked varieties milk (6.90) is better than other varieties of finger
millet milk, and is less than the cow milk (8.53). The residues have also a significant amount of
proximate composition and mineral contents.
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Key words: Finger millet, raw grain, Soaking, Germination, Millet milk and residue |
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