Southern Agricultural Research Institute, Jinka Agricultural Research Center, Crop Research Director, Nutrition, Food Science and Post-Harvest Handling Research Division, Jinka, P.O. Box 96, Ethiopia
Research
Formulation and Sensory Evaluation of Complementary Food from Locally Available Ingredients in South Ari Woreda, Southern Ethiopia
Author(s): Anteneh Tadesse* and Tamerat Gutema
Background and objective: Poor feeding practices as well as lack of suitable complementary foods are responsible for under nutrition with
poverty exacerbating the whole issue. The present study aim to develop sorghum based complementary foods supplemented with common bean
and carrots and to analyze the nutritional and anti-nutritional composition of the formulated CF. In addition to this to determine acceptability of the
supplemented foods for use by mothers and their children.
Material and methods: The study was conducted in Debube Ari Woreda, South Omo Zone, Southern Ethiopia. Four versions of porridge which
includes 100% SF (control), 50:25:25 (SF: CBF: CF), 55:30:15 (SF: CBF: CF) and 70:20:10 (SF: CBF: CF) was prepared.
Key findings: The moisture contents of the formulated CF were generally low; val.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2736-6189.2020.5.198