title: Formulation of a drinkable peanut-based therapeutic food for malnourished children using plant sources.
abstract: High ingredient costs continue to hamper local production of therapeutic foods (TFs). Development of formulations without milk, the most expensive ingredient, is one way of reducing cost. This study formulated a ready-to-drink peanut-based TF that matched the nutrient composition of F100 using plant sources. Three least cost formulations namely, A, B and C were designed using computer formulation software with peanuts, beans, sesame, cowpeas and grain amaranth as ingredients. A 100 g portion of the TF provided 101-111 kcal, 5 g protein and 5.3-6.5 g fat. Consumer acceptability hedonic tests showed that the products were liked (extremely and moderately) by 62-65% of mothers. These results suggest that nutrient dense TFs formulated from only plant sources have the potential to be used in the rehabilitation phase of the management of malnourished children after clinical testing.
authors.affiliation: School of Food Technology, Nutrition and Bio-Engineering, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nabuuma
authors.forename: Dorothy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nakimbugwe
authors.forename: Yusuf B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Byaruhanga
authors.forename: Firibu Kwesi
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Saalia
authors.forename: Robert Dixon
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Jinru
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D010367:Arachis; D001628:Beverages; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D002523:Edible Grain; D002149:Energy Intake; D007887:Fabaceae; D005526:Food, Formulated; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000178:diet therapy*; D009035:Mothers; D009753:Nutritive Value; D009754:Nuts; D012639:Seeds
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins