Optimization of the nutrient content and protein quality of cereal-legume blends for use as complementary foods in Ghana

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 372-381

  Suri, Devika J ^a   Tano Debrah, Kwaku ^b   Ghosh, Shibani A ^c  

^a Nevin Scrimshaw International Nutrition Foundation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cereal legume blend; Complementary food; Linear programming; Protein quality

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DEVELOPING WORLD; FAT; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; LEGUME; LINEAR PROGRAMING; MAIZE; MILLET; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN; SORGHUM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

GHANA;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CHAMAESYCE ATROCOCCA; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

FAT INTAKE; LYSINE; PROTEIN INTAKE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANALYSIS; BABY FOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CEREAL; FABACEAE; FAT INTAKE; FOOD QUALITY; GHANA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; MAIZE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PEANUT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN INTAKE; SOYBEAN;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; CEREALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FABACEAE; FOOD QUALITY; GHANA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; LYSINE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SOYBEANS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84923093531     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: 15648265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651403500309     Document Type: Article

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