Development, acceptability, and nutritional characteristics of a low-cost, shelf-stable supplementary food product for vulnerable groups in Kenya

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-52

  Kunyanga, Catherine ^a   Imungi, Jasper ^a   Okoth, Michael ^a   Vadivel, Vellingiri ^b   Biesalski, Hans Konrad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Cost analysis; Nutrient content; Shelf life; Supplementary food

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PLANT; DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HUNGER; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; VULNERABILITY;

KENYA;

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; CAJANUS CAJAN; IPOMOEA BATATAS;

EID: 84859074473     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651203300104     Document Type: Article

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