Research Article

Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Cake from Wheat and Tiger Nut Flour Blends

Volume: 39 Number: 3 December 27, 2025
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Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Cake from Wheat and Tiger Nut Flour Blends

Abstract

Tiger nuts, one of Nigeria's neglected crops, have significant nutritional fibre content and other natural properties that make them useful in baking. Increasing the country's usage of tiger nuts was, thus, the aim of this study. Various proportions of tiger nuts flour were substituted for wheat flour in the following ratios: 100:0, 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, and 60:40. This was done to evaluate the proximate content of tiger nut Flour, as well as its chemical and physical characteristics. Additionally, the sensory and physical qualities of the cake produced using these different flour mixtures were analyzed, alongside the cake's physicochemical properties. The percentage of crude fibre was between 0.51 and 0.58%, and the range of protein values was 9.64 to 17.73%. Sensory evaluation shows that the cake with 10% substituted tiger nuts compares well to the cake made entirely of wheat.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Food Technology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 27, 2025

Submission Date

November 30, 2024

Acceptance Date

November 10, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 39 Number: 3

APA
Babarinsa, O., Oguntoyinbo, O., & Ojo, T. (2025). Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Cake from Wheat and Tiger Nut Flour Blends. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 39(3), 631-637. https://izlik.org/JA68BE53NJ
AMA
1.Babarinsa O, Oguntoyinbo O, Ojo T. Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Cake from Wheat and Tiger Nut Flour Blends. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci. 2025;39(3):631-637. https://izlik.org/JA68BE53NJ
Chicago
Babarinsa, Olumuyiwa, Oladotun Oguntoyinbo, and Tolulope Ojo. 2025. “Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Cake from Wheat and Tiger Nut Flour Blends”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 39 (3): 631-37. https://izlik.org/JA68BE53NJ.
EndNote
Babarinsa O, Oguntoyinbo O, Ojo T (December 1, 2025) Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Cake from Wheat and Tiger Nut Flour Blends. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 39 3 631–637.
IEEE
[1]O. Babarinsa, O. Oguntoyinbo, and T. Ojo, “Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Cake from Wheat and Tiger Nut Flour Blends”, Selcuk J Agr Food Sci, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 631–637, Dec. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA68BE53NJ
ISNAD
Babarinsa, Olumuyiwa - Oguntoyinbo, Oladotun - Ojo, Tolulope. “Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Cake from Wheat and Tiger Nut Flour Blends”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 39/3 (December 1, 2025): 631-637. https://izlik.org/JA68BE53NJ.
JAMA
1.Babarinsa O, Oguntoyinbo O, Ojo T. Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Cake from Wheat and Tiger Nut Flour Blends. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci. 2025;39:631–637.
MLA
Babarinsa, Olumuyiwa, et al. “Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Cake from Wheat and Tiger Nut Flour Blends”. Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, vol. 39, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 631-7, https://izlik.org/JA68BE53NJ.
Vancouver
1.Olumuyiwa Babarinsa, Oladotun Oguntoyinbo, Tolulope Ojo. Physicochemical and Sensory Characteristics of Cake from Wheat and Tiger Nut Flour Blends. Selcuk J Agr Food Sci [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 1;39(3):631-7. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA68BE53NJ

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