Nutrient composition of a low-cost infant’s diet formulated from five locally available foodstuffs in northern Nigeria
| Autor: | Hamira Welye, Simon Gabriel Mafulul, Habibu Tijjani, Barde Larry Auta, Enoch B. Joel, Beduna James Gonap, Richard Joseph Kutshik, Adebayo Abdulateef Ekundayo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0303 health sciences
education.field_of_study 030309 nutrition & dietetics Population Subsistence agriculture Food composition data Biology medicine.disease Toxicology 03 medical and health sciences Malnutrition 0302 clinical medicine Nutrient 030225 pediatrics medicine Composition (visual arts) Northern nigeria Complementary diet malnutrition nutrition local foodstuffs food composition antinutrient education Antinutrient |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences; Vol 13, No 3 (2019); 1411-1419 |
| ISSN: | 1991-8631 1997-342X |
| Popis: | In Northern Nigeria, malnutrition remains a major public health problem. This is because the predominant population of rural communities who are low income subsistence farmers cannot afford the commercial fortified infant’s food. This research was design to formulate and assess the nutrient composition of a cost effective infant’s diet from locally/readily available staple foodstuffs. This is aimed at improving the nutritional status of vulnerable infants and young Children in Northern Nigeria. Standard chemical methods were used to determine the nutrients and antinutrients of the formulated diet and the respective values compared to commonly used commercial complementary diet (as indicated by the manufacturer) in Nigerian market. The results showed that the crude protein of formulated diet was 16.29g/100g which is higher than 15g/100g for control (commercial weaning diet). The energy value of the formulated diet (416.7kcal/100g) is comparable to that of the commercial diet (410.0kcal/100g). The concentrations of zinc (31.0mg/100g) and iron (8.01mg/100g) in the formulated diet were significantly higher (p |
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