Improving the nutritional value of traditional finger millet porridges for children aged 7-24 months in Bujenje County of Western Uganda
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Date
2015-08Author
Isingoma, Barugahara E
Mbugua, Samuel
Karuri, Edward
Maina, Gakenia
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Child malnutrition is a major problem in
Western Uganda where
finger
millet porridges are commonly
used as complementary f
oo
ds.
This
study
aimed
at
improving
the nutritional
value and safety of finger
millet porridges u
sing
Moringa
oleifera
,
Cucurbita
maxima
and
lactic acid
fermentation
.
Proximate
analysis
, iron, zinc and vitamin A
contents
of composite flours was done according to AOAC methods
while agar diffusion pouring technique and a seven point hedonic scale were used to analyse
antimicrobial and organoleptic properties of the
improved millet
porridges
,
respectively.
The
p
orridge
s
were
developed with the aim of
catering for
at least
60%
daily re
quirements
for protein, vitamin A, iron
and zinc
for children aged 7
-
24 months
.
T
he
y
were fermented using lactic acid starter cultures
.
Chi
-
square tests were used for comparing
percentage
acceptance of the porridges by mothers
. Analysis of
variance was carried out and differences among means
w
ere
compar
ed by Duncan’s test at p<0.05.
Fermented m
illet porridge with 7%
M
.
oleifera
leaves
had
the best
nutrient composition
and
antimicrobial properties while
fermented millet porridge with 17%
C
.
maxima
f
lesh
was more
acceptable
by mothers. The porridges
are thus a potential solution to inadequate nutrient intakes and
diarrhoea
l
infections attributed to child malnutrition in
Western Uganda and most
developing countries
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http://www.academicjournals.org/article/article1439562183_Isingoma%20et%20al.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/90226
Citation
Isingoma, B. E., Samuel M., Edward, K.,& Maina, G. (2015). Improving the nutritional value of traditional finger millet porridges for children aged 7-24 months in Bujenje County of Western Uganda. African Journal of Food Science, 9(8), 426-436.Publisher
University of Nairobi