The potential use of chickpeas in development of infant follow-on formula

Nutrition Journal

Ram Reifen¹  Shahal Abbo²  Zipi Berkovich¹  Eli Zinal³  Shimrit Bar-El Dadon¹  Lovemore Nkhata Malunga¹ 

[1] The School of Nutritional Sciences Plant Genetics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel;Plant Genetics The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel;Tnuva Research and Development Center, Rehovot, Israel

关键词: Infant follow-on formulae;    Amino acid;    Weaning formulae;    Protein;    Chickpea;   

Others  :  801874
DOI  :  10.1186/1475-2891-13-8

 received in 2013-07-31, accepted in 2014-01-08,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Undernutrition during childhood is a common disorder in the developing countries, however most research has focussed much on its treatment rather than its prevention.

Objective

We investigated the potential of using chickpeas in infant follow-on formula production against the requirements of WHO/FAO on complementary foods and EU regulations on follow-on formula.

Methods

Chickpeas were germinated for 72 hours followed by boiling, drying and dehulling in order to minimise associated anti-nutrition factors. Saccharifying enzymes were used to hydrolyse starch to maltose and the resulting flours were analysed for their protein content and amino acid profile.

Results

The protein content (percentage) increased from 16.66 ± 0.35 and 20.24 ± 0.50 to 20.00 ± 0.15 and 21.98 ± 0.80 for the processed desi and kabuli cultivar compared to raw chickpeas, respectively (P < 0.05). There was insignificant change (P = 0.05) in amino acid profile following processing and the resulting flour was found to meet the amino acid requirements of WHO/FAO protein reference for 0–24 month’s children.

Conclusion

The designed chickpea based infant follow-on formula meets the WHO/FAO requirements on complementary foods and also the EU regulations on follow-on formula with minimal addition of oils, minerals and vitamins. It uses chickpea as a common source of carbohydrate and protein hence making it more economical and affordable for the developing countries without compromising the nutrition quality.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Malunga et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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