Huey Samantha Lee, Venkatramanan Sudha, Udipi Shobha A, Finkelstein Julia Leigh, Ghugre Padmini, Haas Jere Douglas, Thakker Varsha, Thorat Aparna, Salvi Ashwini, Kurpad Anura V, Mehta Saurabh
Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States.
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai, India.
Front Nutr. 2017 Aug 25;4:39. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2017.00039. eCollection 2017.
Biofortification, a method for increasing micronutrient content of staple crops, is a promising strategy for combating major global health problems, such as iron and zinc deficiency. We examined the acceptability of recipes prepared using iron- and zinc-biofortified pearl millet (FeZnPM) (80 ppm Fe, ~34 ppm Zn, varietal Dhanashakti), [corrected] compared to conventional pearl millet (CPM) (20 ppm Fe, ~19 ppm Zn) in preparation for an efficacy trial. Our objective was to examine the acceptability of FeZnPM compared to CPM among young children and mothers living in the urban slums of Mumbai. Standardized traditional feeding program recipes ( = 18) were prepared with either FeZnPM or CPM flour. The weight (g) of each food product was measured before and after consumption by children ( = 125) and the average grams consumed over a 3-day period were recorded. Mothers ( = 60) rated recipes using a 9-point hedonic scale. Mean intakes and hedonic scores of each food product were compared using -tests across the two types of pearl millet. There were no statistically significant differences in consumption by children (FeZnPM: 25.27 ± 13.0 g; CPM: 21.72 ± 6.90 g) across the food products ( = 0.28). Overall mean hedonic scores for all recipes were between 7 to 9 points. CPM products were rated higher overall (8.22 ± 0.28) compared to FeZnPM products (7.95 ± 0.35) ( = 0.01). FeZnPM and CPM were similarly consumed and had high hedonic scores, demonstrating high acceptability in this population. These results support using these varieties of pearl millet in a proposed trial [http://Clinicaltrials.gov ID: NCT02233764; Clinical Trials Registry of India (CTRI), reference number REF/2014/10/007731, CTRI number CTRI/2015/11/006376] testing the efficacy of FeZnPM for improving iron status and growth.
生物强化是一种增加主粮作物微量营养素含量的方法，是应对全球主要健康问题（如缺铁和缺锌）的一项很有前景的策略。我们研究了使用铁和锌生物强化珍珠粟（FeZnPM）（铁含量约80 ppm，锌含量约34 ppm，品种为Dhanashakti）制作的食谱与传统珍珠粟（CPM）（铁含量约20 ppm，锌含量约19 ppm）相比的可接受性，为一项功效试验做准备。我们的目标是研究在孟买城市贫民窟生活的幼儿和母亲中，FeZnPM与CPM相比的可接受性。用FeZnPM或CPM面粉制作标准化的传统喂养计划食谱（n = 18）。在125名儿童食用前后测量每种食品的重量（克），并记录3天内平均食用的克数。60名母亲使用9分享乐量表对食谱进行评分。使用t检验比较两种珍珠粟类型中每种食品的平均摄入量和享乐得分。各食品中儿童的食用量（FeZnPM：25.27±13.0克；CPM：21.72±6.90克）无统计学显著差异（p = 0.28）。所有食谱的总体平均享乐得分在7至9分之间。与FeZnPM产品（7.95±0.35）相比，CPM产品总体评分更高（8.22±0.28）（p = 0.01）。FeZnPM和CPM的食用情况相似且享乐得分较高，表明该人群对它们的接受度很高。这些结果支持在一项拟进行的试验[http://Clinicaltrials.gov 标识符：NCT02233764；印度临床试验注册中心（CTRI），参考编号REF/2014/10/007731，CTRI编号CTRI/2015/11/006376]中使用这些品种的珍珠粟来测试FeZnPM改善铁营养状况和生长的功效。
