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Development of Kokoro Snacks Extrusion Machine for Cottage Industry in Yewa Land, South-West, Nigeria

In the absence of good meal, light food is taken as an alternative quickly and conveniently and it could be substituted for food when taken in large quantity. There are different snacks such as meat pie, eggroll, doughnuts, Kokoro (local snacks) etc., they are mostly used as souvenirs and sometimes as a substitute for food during travelling when carrying food flasks or packages is not appropriate. Kokoro (local snack) is a snack that is produced from corn. The process of production is grinding, mixing, extrusion, frying and packaging. According to past scholars, grinding is accomplished by use of grinding stone carved out of rocks into desired shapes and sizes while the mixing is done manually with hand and the billets are rolled into the required shape by hand on a wooden table. This research work and its invention can eliminate the tedious and unhygienic process of mixing and rolling by designing and fabricating a machine for mixing and extruding the billet into desired shapes.