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dc.contributor.authorAmagloh, F. K.-
dc.contributor.authorHardacre, A.-
dc.contributor.authorMutukumira, A. N.-
dc.contributor.authorWeber, J. L.-
dc.contributor.authorBrough, L.-
dc.contributor.authorCoad, J.-
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-10T14:46:16Z-
dc.date.available2016-05-10T14:46:16Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/594-
dc.description.abstractVitamin A deficiency (VAD) prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is high in spite of vitamin A supplementation programmes among children in most countries. Plant-based complementary foods remain the key source of nutrients in addition to breast milk for infants in lower income countries. Cereal-legume blends are superior in protein and energy densities compared with maize, millet or sorghum-only porridge. However, unfortified cereal-legume and cereal-only porridges are low in vitamin A.Ahousehold-level sweet potato-based infant food, rich in vitamin A, has been developed to complement vitamin A supplementation initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa.A composite flour containing sweet potato, soybean, soybean oil and fishmeal was processed as complementary food by oven toasting (denoted oven-toasted ComFa). The oven-toasted ComFa and enrichedWeanimix (processed from dehulled maize, dehulled soybean, groundnut and fishmeal) were assessed for suitability as complementary food based on the nutrient composition using specifications in the Codex Standard (CS) as a reference.The sweet potato-based formulation and enrichedWeanimix met the energy, protein, fructose and fat specifications but barely met the amino acid score as indicated in the CS. However, only the oven-toasted ComFa met the calcium and almost half the vitamin A levels as specified in the CS. Oven-toasted ComFa was slightly lower in energy, protein and fat by a difference not greater than 4.0% but was higher by more than 100% in fructose and vitaminAlevels.Therefore, the sweet potato-based complementary food is likely to support vitamin A supplementation initiatives in low-income countries better than the cereal-based formulation.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 8;-
dc.subjectCodex standarden_US
dc.subjectFructoseen_US
dc.subjectHousehold-levelen_US
dc.subjectSoybeanen_US
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.subjectSweet potatoen_US
dc.titleA HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL SWEET POTATO-BASED INFANT FOOD TO COMPLEMENT VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION INITIATIVESen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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