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The physico-chemical characteristics of the composite flours were determined using standard methods while sensory acceptability of porridges was rated on a nine-point hedonic scale using a trained panel. Results indicated a significant (p &lt; 0.05) increase in protein (12.1 to 19.9%), iron (4.8 to 97.4 mg\/100 g) and calcium (45.5 to 670.2 mg\/100 g) contents of the OFSP-based composite flours. The vitamin A content of composite flours contributed from 32% to 442% of the recommended dietary allowance of children aged 6\u201359 months. The composite flours showed a significant (p &lt; 0.05) decrease in solubility, swelling power and scores of porridge attributes with increase in substitution levels of skimmed milk and amaranth leaf powder. The study findings indicate that the OFSP-based composite flours have the potential to make a significant contribution to the improvement in the nutrition status of children aged 6\u201359 months in developing countries.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/foods8010013","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,1,4]],"date-time":"2019-01-04T11:34:26Z","timestamp":1546601666000},"page":"13","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Amaranth Leaves and Skimmed Milk Powders Improve the Nutritional, Functional, Physico-Chemical and Sensory Properties of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato Flour"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Gaston Ampek","family":"Tumuhimbise","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bioengineering, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P.O Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0631-2748","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gerald","family":"Tumwine","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bioengineering, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P.O Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"William","family":"Kyamuhangire","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bioengineering, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P.O Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,1,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"FAO, IFAD, and WFP (2015). 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