Formulation of local ingredient-based complementary food in South-west Nigeria

Abstract

Background: South-west Nigeria favourably supports growth and production of different food crops and with an ingredient such as crayfish children's complementary foods can be derived all year round. Suitability and adequacy of different products from crayfish, yellow maize, millet, sorghum, soybean, groundnut, and carrot as complementary food items was investigated.