For at least 5000 years cereals have predominated as the arable crop grown to provide food for man and animals in the temperate climatic zones. They have been regarded as sources of energy and foods such as breads, spaghetti, chapattis, etc., require the addition of other protein sources to provide a satisfactory balanced diet. But cereals do contain significant amounts of protein, especially i...

Ruminal starch degradation of untreated and formaldehyde-treated wheat and maize was measured in situ (trial 1) and in vitro (trial 2). The in situ starch degradability was higher for wheat than for maize (82.1 vs 52.3%), for untreated cereals than for cereals treated with 1% formaldehyde (77.3 vs 67.0%) and for cereals treated with 1% formaldehyde than those treated with 5% formaldehyde (67.0 ...

introduction intercropping plays an important role in agriculture because of beneficial interactions. intercropping of legumes and cereals is an old practice in tropical agriculture dating back to ancient civilization. cereals and other plant intercrops could substantially increase forage quantity and quality and decrease the requirement for protein supplements. intercropping of cereals and oth...

OBJECTIVE The promotion of healthy lifestyles is one of the major goals of governments and international agencies all over the world. Wholegrain cereals are rich in nutrients and many phytochemical compounds, with recognised benefits for health, including dietary fibre, a number of phenolic compounds, lignans, vitamins and minerals and other bioactive components. The aim of the present work is ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the nutrient composition of complementary foods consumed by 6-12-month-old South African infants. DESIGN Nutrient intake was determined for infants who were recruited to participate in a randomised controlled trial using a single 24-hour dietary recall. SETTING/SUBJECTS Infants aged 6-12 months (n=475) residing in The Valley of a Thousand Hills, a rural area in KwaZul...