Development and Biological Assessment of Fortified Foods with Andean Tubercles in the Candelaria Area

• Main Author: Ovando Sejas, María Lourdes
• Format: Others
• Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 1998
• Subjects: Enriched foods; Agronomy and Crop Sciences; Life Sciences; Plant Sciences
• Online Access: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5413; https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6412&context=etd

Development and Biological Assessment of Fortified Foods with Andean Tubercles and other products in the Candelaria Area. An alimentation survey was carried out in the Rodeo Alto-Candelaria zone, a producing region of tubercle andinos, and a list was made of available products and other products which are a part of the local diet. With the list as the basis, 12 mixes were formed, combining tubercle (potato, goose, papalisa), cereals (quinoa, corn, and wheat) and legumes (tarhui, bean, and peanut). These mixes were submitted to a chemical and biological analysis, which indicated an increase in weight, PER, digestibility of the protein and energy. Seven mixes were chosen, using the highest values of biological parameters studied, especially the digestibility of the protein and energy, whose values fluctuated between 71-82% and 87-91% respectively, compared with a witness diet (milk). Leaving the chosen mixes aside, a prescription of products was formed, like: breakfast, laguas, and stew. In this, it was taken into account, eating habits, simple elaboration techniques and available products in the zone. The prescriptions present calculations of the protein and energetic values, which cover in a great percentage that requirements established by the FAO (1991) for the infant population.