Formulation of a complementary food fortified with broad beans (Vicia faba) in Southern Ethiopia
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2013-06
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African Scholarly Science Communications Trust
Abstract
The formulation of a broad bean-containing porridge produced a higher protein food with acceptable sensory characteristics when compared to the customary cereal-based porridge of the Titecha kebele region of Ethiopia. Participant children and mothers preferred the taste of the 10% broad bean porridge. This study demonstrated successful use of locally-available and affordable foods to enhance nutritional quality of complementary foods. Most mothers were preparing food in the form of a low protein cereal-based gruel, and although grown in the area, broad beans with higher protein content than cereal grains were not widely consumed.
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LEGUMES, ETHIOPIA, DIVERSITY, MALNUTRITION, FOOD SECURITY, BEANS, INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES, LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS, SOUTH OF SAHARA, CHILD NUTRITION
Citation
Kebebu, A., Whiting, S.J., Dahl, W.J., & Henry, C.J. (2013). Formulation of a complementary food fortified with broad beans (Vicia faba) in Southern Ethiopia. Africa Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND), 13(3), 7789-7803.