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A study of traditional production of Ugandan fermented cereal beverage, Obushera

The study presented here was to investigate the traditional production of the Ugandan fermented cereal beverage, Obushera. The effects of germination and malting of sorghum grains under different steeping treatment were first investigated. The traditional preparation of Obushera beverage was carried out and course of fermentation monitored. The viscosity of Obushera was very low throughout the fermentation process. The microflora responsible for the fermentation of Obushera were identified. After considerable research and conduction of tests were carried out, it was found that there was no detectable quantity of alcohol in Obushera. It was also confirmed that that there were no strains of alcohol producing yeasts, such as Saccharomyces sp. found in the Obushera. / Master of Science (Hons) (Food Science)

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/182241
Date January 1998
CreatorsKateu, Kepher Kuchana, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, Faculty of Science and Technology, Centre for Advanced Food Research
Source SetsAustraliasian Digital Theses Program
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
SourceTHESIS_FST_CAFR_Kateu_K.xml

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