Acceptability and safety of novel infant porridges containing lyophilized meat powder and iron-fortified wheat flour

BACKGROUND: Lyophilized meat powder with iron-fortified wheat flour can be used to produce an infant porridge with bioavailable iron, but its acceptability and safety are unknown. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the acceptability and safety of porridges containing lyophilized meat powder and iron-fortified w...

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Main Authors: Pachón, Helena, Liria Domínguez, M.R., Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary M., Stoltzfus, RJ
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2007
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42544
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author Pachón, Helena
Liria Domínguez, M.R.
Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary M.
Stoltzfus, RJ
author_browse Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary M.
Liria Domínguez, M.R.
Pachón, Helena
Stoltzfus, RJ
author_facet Pachón, Helena
Liria Domínguez, M.R.
Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary M.
Stoltzfus, RJ
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description BACKGROUND: Lyophilized meat powder with iron-fortified wheat flour can be used to produce an infant porridge with bioavailable iron, but its acceptability and safety are unknown. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the acceptability and safety of porridges containing lyophilized meat powder and iron-fortified wheat flour. METHODS: Peruvian mothers' input was used to develop porridges without (no meat) and with meat powder (low or high chicken liver, low or high chicken thigh). Acceptability was determined by maternal hedonic scoring, 9-day infant intake, and videotape analysis of how well infants liked each porridge. Dry and cooked porridges and meat ingredients were tested for microorganisms; meats were tested for pesticides. RESULTS: Mothers gave higher acceptability scores to the no-meat porridge, followed in order by low and high quantities of meat powder (e.g., mean +/- SD "taste"scores were 4.5 +/- 0.9 for the no-meat, 3.7 +/- 1.1 for the low-liver, and 3.3 +/- 1.1 for the high-liver porridges, p = .0001). Infants' porridge intake did not differ: 61.4 +/- 47.1 g of no-meat, 62.1 +/- 44.9 g of low-thigh, and 67.5 +/- 42.0 g of low-liver (p = .7), as supported by the video analysis. Microbiologic safety was acceptable except for marginally acceptable molds and yeasts in dry ingredients. No pesticide residues were detected. CONCLUSIONS: Despite mothers' clear preference for no-meat porridges, infants consumed equal amounts of porridges with and without meat. Thus, if mothers can be convinced to feed the meat-containing porridges to the infants despite their own preferences, the infants will consume these porridges. The mold and yeast content of the porridge ingredients must be reduced.
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spelling CGSpace425442023-02-15T05:10:06Z Acceptability and safety of novel infant porridges containing lyophilized meat powder and iron-fortified wheat flour Pachón, Helena Liria Domínguez, M.R. Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary M. Stoltzfus, RJ diet wheat flour infants supplementary feeding iron harina de trigo bebés alimentación complementaria hierro perú BACKGROUND: Lyophilized meat powder with iron-fortified wheat flour can be used to produce an infant porridge with bioavailable iron, but its acceptability and safety are unknown. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the acceptability and safety of porridges containing lyophilized meat powder and iron-fortified wheat flour. METHODS: Peruvian mothers' input was used to develop porridges without (no meat) and with meat powder (low or high chicken liver, low or high chicken thigh). Acceptability was determined by maternal hedonic scoring, 9-day infant intake, and videotape analysis of how well infants liked each porridge. Dry and cooked porridges and meat ingredients were tested for microorganisms; meats were tested for pesticides. RESULTS: Mothers gave higher acceptability scores to the no-meat porridge, followed in order by low and high quantities of meat powder (e.g., mean +/- SD "taste"scores were 4.5 +/- 0.9 for the no-meat, 3.7 +/- 1.1 for the low-liver, and 3.3 +/- 1.1 for the high-liver porridges, p = .0001). Infants' porridge intake did not differ: 61.4 +/- 47.1 g of no-meat, 62.1 +/- 44.9 g of low-thigh, and 67.5 +/- 42.0 g of low-liver (p = .7), as supported by the video analysis. Microbiologic safety was acceptable except for marginally acceptable molds and yeasts in dry ingredients. No pesticide residues were detected. CONCLUSIONS: Despite mothers' clear preference for no-meat porridges, infants consumed equal amounts of porridges with and without meat. Thus, if mothers can be convinced to feed the meat-containing porridges to the infants despite their own preferences, the infants will consume these porridges. The mold and yeast content of the porridge ingredients must be reduced. 2007 2014-09-24T07:58:10Z 2014-09-24T07:58:10Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42544 en Open Access
spellingShingle diet
wheat flour
infants
supplementary feeding
iron
harina de trigo
bebés
alimentación complementaria
hierro
perú
Pachón, Helena
Liria Domínguez, M.R.
Creed-Kanashiro, Hilary M.
Stoltzfus, RJ
Acceptability and safety of novel infant porridges containing lyophilized meat powder and iron-fortified wheat flour
title Acceptability and safety of novel infant porridges containing lyophilized meat powder and iron-fortified wheat flour
title_full Acceptability and safety of novel infant porridges containing lyophilized meat powder and iron-fortified wheat flour
title_fullStr Acceptability and safety of novel infant porridges containing lyophilized meat powder and iron-fortified wheat flour
title_full_unstemmed Acceptability and safety of novel infant porridges containing lyophilized meat powder and iron-fortified wheat flour
title_short Acceptability and safety of novel infant porridges containing lyophilized meat powder and iron-fortified wheat flour
title_sort acceptability and safety of novel infant porridges containing lyophilized meat powder and iron fortified wheat flour
topic diet
wheat flour
infants
supplementary feeding
iron
harina de trigo
bebés
alimentación complementaria
hierro
perú
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/42544
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