Potential contribution of cereal and milk based fermented foods to dietary nutrient intake of 1-5 years old children in Central province in Zambia

Zambia is still facing undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies despite fortification and supplementation programmes stressing the need for additional solutions. Fermented foods have the potential to improve nutrient intake and, therefore, could have an important role in food based recommendati...

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Main Authors: Chileshe, Justin, Talsma, Elise F., Schoustra, Sijmen, Borgonjen-van den Berg, Karin J., Handema, Ray, Zwaan, Bas J., Brouwer, Inge D.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Public Library of Science 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171401
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author Chileshe, Justin
Talsma, Elise F.
Schoustra, Sijmen
Borgonjen-van den Berg, Karin J.
Handema, Ray
Zwaan, Bas J.
Brouwer, Inge D.
author_browse Borgonjen-van den Berg, Karin J.
Brouwer, Inge D.
Chileshe, Justin
Handema, Ray
Schoustra, Sijmen
Talsma, Elise F.
Zwaan, Bas J.
author_facet Chileshe, Justin
Talsma, Elise F.
Schoustra, Sijmen
Borgonjen-van den Berg, Karin J.
Handema, Ray
Zwaan, Bas J.
Brouwer, Inge D.
author_sort Chileshe, Justin
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description Zambia is still facing undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies despite fortification and supplementation programmes stressing the need for additional solutions. Fermented foods have the potential to improve nutrient intake and, therefore, could have an important role in food based recommendations (FBRs) to ensure adequate intake of nutrients for optimal health of populations. Secondary dietary intake data was used in Optifood, a linear programming software to develop FBRs, for children aged 1–3 and 4–5 years in Mkushi district of Zambia. Three scenarios per age group were modeled to determine FBRs based on: (1) FBRs based on local available foods (2) FBR and Mabisi, a fermented milk beverage, and (3) FBR with Munkoyo, a cereal fermented beverage. The scenarios were compared to assess whether addition of Mabisi or Munkoyo achieved a better nutrient intake. FBRs based on only locally available non-fermented foods did not meet ≥70% of recommended nutrient intake (RNI) for calcium, fat, iron and zinc, so-called problem nutrients. The addition of Munkoyo to the FBRs did not reduce the number of problem nutrients, but after adding Mabisi to the FBR’s only iron (67% of RNI) in the 1–3 year age group and only zinc (67% of RNI) in the 4–5 year age group remained problem nutrients. Mabisi, a fermented milk product in combination with the local food pattern is a good additional source of nutrients for these age groups. However, additional nutrition sensitive and cost-effective measures would still be needed to improve nutrient intake, especially that of iron and zinc.
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spelling CGSpace1714012025-02-19T14:31:28Z Potential contribution of cereal and milk based fermented foods to dietary nutrient intake of 1-5 years old children in Central province in Zambia Chileshe, Justin Talsma, Elise F. Schoustra, Sijmen Borgonjen-van den Berg, Karin J. Handema, Ray Zwaan, Bas J. Brouwer, Inge D. trace elements iron zinc diet nutrients nutrition child nutrition malnutrition cereals milk children fermented milk Zambia is still facing undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies despite fortification and supplementation programmes stressing the need for additional solutions. Fermented foods have the potential to improve nutrient intake and, therefore, could have an important role in food based recommendations (FBRs) to ensure adequate intake of nutrients for optimal health of populations. Secondary dietary intake data was used in Optifood, a linear programming software to develop FBRs, for children aged 1–3 and 4–5 years in Mkushi district of Zambia. Three scenarios per age group were modeled to determine FBRs based on: (1) FBRs based on local available foods (2) FBR and Mabisi, a fermented milk beverage, and (3) FBR with Munkoyo, a cereal fermented beverage. The scenarios were compared to assess whether addition of Mabisi or Munkoyo achieved a better nutrient intake. FBRs based on only locally available non-fermented foods did not meet ≥70% of recommended nutrient intake (RNI) for calcium, fat, iron and zinc, so-called problem nutrients. The addition of Munkoyo to the FBRs did not reduce the number of problem nutrients, but after adding Mabisi to the FBR’s only iron (67% of RNI) in the 1–3 year age group and only zinc (67% of RNI) in the 4–5 year age group remained problem nutrients. Mabisi, a fermented milk product in combination with the local food pattern is a good additional source of nutrients for these age groups. However, additional nutrition sensitive and cost-effective measures would still be needed to improve nutrient intake, especially that of iron and zinc. 2020 2025-01-29T12:58:07Z 2025-01-29T12:58:07Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171401 en Open Access Public Library of Science Chileshe, Justin; Talsma, Elise F.; Schoustra, Sijmen E.; Berg, Karin J. Borgonjen-van den; Handema, Ray; Zwaan, Bas J.; and Brouwer, Inge D. 2020. Potential contribution of cereal and milk based fermented foods to dietary nutrient intake of 1-5 years old children in Central province in Zambia. PLoS ONE 15(5): e023282. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232824
spellingShingle trace elements
iron
zinc
diet
nutrients
nutrition
child nutrition
malnutrition
cereals
milk
children
fermented milk
Chileshe, Justin
Talsma, Elise F.
Schoustra, Sijmen
Borgonjen-van den Berg, Karin J.
Handema, Ray
Zwaan, Bas J.
Brouwer, Inge D.
Potential contribution of cereal and milk based fermented foods to dietary nutrient intake of 1-5 years old children in Central province in Zambia
title Potential contribution of cereal and milk based fermented foods to dietary nutrient intake of 1-5 years old children in Central province in Zambia
title_full Potential contribution of cereal and milk based fermented foods to dietary nutrient intake of 1-5 years old children in Central province in Zambia
title_fullStr Potential contribution of cereal and milk based fermented foods to dietary nutrient intake of 1-5 years old children in Central province in Zambia
title_full_unstemmed Potential contribution of cereal and milk based fermented foods to dietary nutrient intake of 1-5 years old children in Central province in Zambia
title_short Potential contribution of cereal and milk based fermented foods to dietary nutrient intake of 1-5 years old children in Central province in Zambia
title_sort potential contribution of cereal and milk based fermented foods to dietary nutrient intake of 1 5 years old children in central province in zambia
topic trace elements
iron
zinc
diet
nutrients
nutrition
child nutrition
malnutrition
cereals
milk
children
fermented milk
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171401
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