Value-Added Quality Protein Maize Products for Human Nutrition
To meet the increasing demand for protein to combat protein malnutrition, nutritional anemia, free radical damage, growth retardation, etc., it is essential to supply quality protein to each and every individual with special emphasis on vulnerable groups, i.e. infants, school children, pregnant and lactating women and the elderly population. In most developing countries including India, a majority of the population depends on staple cereal foods for health and upkeep of their body. Hence, to ensure nutritional security for our population, the staples must be improved to provide quality protein. Fortunately, maize, an important staple cereal crop has been improved for quality protein answering these problems. To overcome the problems, value added products from Quality Protein Maize, after lime water treatment, have been developed to meet the nutritional needs of people in combination with other foods. The products developed are weaning foods; health mixes/foods for preschool children, pregnant and lactating women and people under stress conditions; convenience foods; and specialty products like high Quality Protein Mix providing 4.96g protein per 100kcal, low Quality Protein Mix giving 1.35g protein per 100kcal, Quality Protein Mix for elderly population and honey maize water for diarrhoeal patients. High quality protein, low quality and special quality protein diets for the elderly have been developed out of Quality Protein Maize, which besides providing balanced nutrients, are comparatively cost effective. Apart from ensuring nutritional security, these products can be helpful to enhance the utilization of maize as food, thereby ensuring food security.
Quality Protein Maize Vulnerable groups Health products Nutrition security
Usha Singh
Department of Food and Nutrition, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur)-848125, India
国际会议
第九届亚洲玉米大会(the Ninth Asian Regional Maize Workshop)
北京
英文
241-244
2005-09-05（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）