What is it about?
Corn and soy porridges are commonly used for food aid. Sorghum and cowpeas have been suggested as alternatives to produce these porridges because they are drought tolerant, can be grown in many localities, and are not genetically modified. This study describes outcomes in rats fed sorghum and cowpea-based porridge blends.
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Why is it important?
Results found that sorghum and cowpea-based porridge blends lead to equivalent outcomes compared to corn and soy-based porridge blends. Thus, the results suggest sorghum and cow-pea based porridges are a viable good aid alternatives.
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This page is a summary of: Newly formulated, protein quality-enhanced, extruded sorghum-, cowpea-, corn-, soya-, sugar- and oil-containing fortified-blended foods lead to adequate vitamin A and iron outcomes and improved growth compared with non-extruded CSB+ in rats, Journal of Nutritional Science, January 2017, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/jns.2017.15.
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Resources
2017 Global Food Systems - New sorghum product improves child nutrition
Video describing the project.
The MFFAPP Tanzania Efficacy Study Protocol: Newly Formulated, Extruded, Fortified Blended Foods for Food Aid
Study design paper.
Complementary Feeding of Sorghum-Based and Corn-Based Fortified Blended Foods Results in Similar Iron, Vitamin A, and Anthropometric Outcomes in the MFFAPP Tanzania Efficacy Study
Manuscript describes the results of the efficacy study.
Bioavailable Iron and Vitamin A in Newly Formulated, Extruded Corn, Soybean, Sorghum and Cowpea Fortified-Blended Foods in the In-vitro Digestion/Caco-2 Cell Model
In vitro bioavailability work related to the project.
Novel Formulated Fortified Blended Foods Result in Improved Protein Efficiency and Hepatic Iron Levels Compared to CSB+ in Broiler Chickens
Study on newer FBFs in broiler chickens.
Nutrient Cost-Effectiveness of Fortified Blended Food Aid Products
Describes the economics of food aid porridges produced from different commodities and producing them in different countries.
Is the Inclusion of Animal Source Foods in Fortified Blended Foods Justified?
Review focused on whether there is justification for the inclusion of often costly animal protein sources in food aid porridges.
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