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ABSTRACT Plantains (Musa epp) are important staple foods, which make substantial contribution of the nutrition and economy of millions of people through the developing world and are grown in 720 countries.  The gross value of plantain production in sub-saharan Africa extent that of several other main food crops, such as maize, rice cassava and sweet potato.      They are considered the fouth important global food commodity after rice, milk and ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) belongs to the genus Musa in the family Musaceae. It is a giant perennial herb and cultivated in many tropics and subtropical countries of the world. It ranks third after yam and cassava for sustainability in Nigeria (Akomolafe & Aborisade,2007). It is used as a source of starchy staple food for millions of people in Nigeria. Mature plantain pulp is ...