INCAP studies of vegetable proteins for human consumption.
This article describes the efforts of the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) to develop a relatively low-cost vegetable protein mixture suitable as a complementary food for infants and young children. As it turned out, the resulting product became popular with older children and adults, and its superior nutritional benefits were widely recognized by the population. This effort led to broader studies by INCAP of the nutritional quality of vegetable protein mixtures, including raw materials, processing to convert them into human-grade products, product formulation, and commercialization.
Bressani
Ricardo
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Centro de Estudios en Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos (CECTA), Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala. bressani@uvg.edu.gt
D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000266:history*; D000328:Adult; D002489:Central America; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000600:supply & distribution; D005524:Food Technology / Q000266:history; D005526:Food, Formulated / Q000032:analysis / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food / Q000032:analysis / Q000266:history*; D009753:Nutritive Value; D014674:Plant Proteins, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D004044:Dietary Proteins; D014674:Plant Proteins, Dietary