Formulation and Nutritional Evaluation of  Instant Diet for Children Fortified with  Inshore Lizardfish (Synodus foetens): DOI: https://doi.org/10.55434/CBI.2021.9101

Madhubabu  Kasimala; Naomi  Haileselassie; Lula  Berhane; Bereket  Abraha; Mogos  Girmatsion; Romodan  Mahmud

doi:10.55434/CBI.2021.9101

Authors

Madhubabu Kasimala Department of Food Science and Technology, Hamelmalo Agricultural College, Anseba Region, Eritrea
Naomi Haileselassie Department of Marine Food and Biotechnology, Massawa College of Marine Science and Technology, Eritrea
Lula Berhane Department of Marine Food and Biotechnology, Massawa College of Marine Science and Technology, Eritrea
Bereket Abraha Department of Food Science and Technology, Hamelmalo Agricultural College, Anseba Region, Eritrea.
Mogos Girmatsion Department of Food Science and Engineering, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Peoples Republic of China
Romodan Mahmud Faculty of Food Technology and Engineering, Saint Petersburg National University of information, Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, Russia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55434/CBI.2021.9101

Keywords:

Inshore lizardfish (Synodus foetens), microbiological parameter, proximate composition, sensory evaluation, weaning food

Abstract

The limited resources and inappropriate knowledge on effective utilization of available resources like fisheries in Eritrea have been resulting in severe malnutrition, especially among children. Dura Milk Kebkebe (DMK) - a traditional weaning food - is one of the improved weaning foods used as a food supplement for infants and children in addition to breastfeeding. A highly nutritive instant diet with maize and carrot fortified with fish powder from inshore Lizardfish has been prepared to aim to ensure the availability of low-cost weaning food in Eritrea. The nutritional composition of developed food contained proteins 19.50±1.58g, carbohydrates 52.50±3.15g, fats 6.03±2.19g, fiber 4.84±1.15g, and ash 3.26±0.98 per 100g of dry weight. The fatty acid profile of the developed weaning food has shown 1.71±1.11g of polyunsaturated fatty acids, 2.26±0.05g of monounsaturated fatty acids 2.06±1.51 of saturated fatty acids per 100g of sample with a potential nutritional value which was found better than DMK. The microbiological analysis of the weaning food has also shown within the recommended level of ISO food standards. Finally, it is learned that the developed weaning food was nutritious, microbiologically safe, and has gained acceptance from the consumers at organoleptic attributes. Due to the paucity of appropriate weaning food in developing countries like Eritrea, this product can be a good alternative to minimize malnutrition.