Development of nutri-biscuits and its supplementation effect on growth and hemoglobin level of school children
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2004-06
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G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand)
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Inadequate food intake, both in quantity and quality is a major determinant of widespread prevalence of nutritional deficiencies in school children. Therefore, to supplement the deficient diet two kinds of nutri-biscuits were developed using oogal and soybean leaf powder separately. These nutri-biscuits having good sensory quality and low in cost, provided 468 kcal, 4.6 g protein, 20.54 g fat, 2.48 mg iron and 1364 μg β- carotene per100g. Study was carried out on forty children of 9-12 yr of age for two months. In first month, 50 g oogal leaf nutri-biscuits and in next month 50 g soybean leaf nutri-biscuits were given to the twenty experimental children. Other twenty children were in control group. Anthropometry and hemoglobin estimation was done before and after each supplementation. After the first month of feeding 50g oogal leaf nutri-biscuits the increase in hemoglobin level was from the basal level of 7.51± 0.65g/dl to 7.75 ± 0.63g/dl, increase in height was from 130.58 ± 6.16 cm to 130.68 ± 6.16 cm and increase in weight was 23.80 ± 2.97kg to 24.25 ± 2.90 kg. After this , when subjects were fed soybean leaf nutri – biscuits the increase in hemoglobin level was 7.75 ± 0.63g/dl to 8.09 ± 0.57g/dl, increase in height was 130.68 ± 6.16 cm to 130.71 ± 6.16 cm and increase in weight was 24.25 ± 2.90 kg to 24.68 ± 3.03 kg. Statistical results showed that there is significant increase in hemoglobin level in two months. Improvement in mean height and weight of subject was noticed. It was concluded that feeding nutri-biscuits is feasible, cost effective and practical way of supplementation and has potential to improve health and hemoglobin status of school children. So it can be conclude as an option for addressing micronutrient deficiencies in school children.
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