Agbemafle Isaac, Hadzi Doris, Amagloh Francis K, Zotor Francis B, Reddy Manju B
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe PMB 31, Ghana.
Foods. 2020 Sep 2;9(9):1225. doi: 10.3390/foods9091225.
Improved formulations of complementary foods (CFs) with animal-source foods (ASFs) is an important strategy to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF). However, ASFs are expensive in many food-insecure settings where edible insects abound. CFs were developed from flours of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) and cricket (OFSCri) or palm weevil larvae (OFSPal) or soybean (OFSSoy) in the ratio 7:3. Nutritional and microbial quality of the novel CFs were determined and compared with Weanimix (recommended maize-peanut-soybean blend). Sensory evaluation of porridges was rated on a five-point hedonic scale among 170 Ghanaian mothers. OFSCri (20.33 ± 0.58 g/100 g) and Weanimix (16.08 ± 0.13 g/100 g) met the protein requirement of 15 g/100 g from CFs. Although Fe content was significantly higher for OFSCri (1.17 ± 0.03 mg/100 g), none of the CFs met the recommended levels for Fe. All the CFs were free from , and aerobic plate count was significantly below permissible levels. All the CFs were ranked above the minimum threshold (hedonic scale = 3; neither like nor dislike) of likeness for the sensory attributes. Crickets and palm weevil larvae can be blended with OFSP and could be sustainable, culturally appropriate alternative ASFs for IYCF, but long-term studies are needed to evaluate their efficacy.
改进含有动物源食物（ASF）的辅食（CF）配方是改善婴幼儿喂养（IYCF）的一项重要策略。然而，在许多有大量可食用昆虫的粮食不安全地区，ASF价格昂贵。CF由橙色肉甘薯（OFSP）与蟋蟀（OFSCri）或棕榈象甲幼虫（OFSPal）或大豆（OFSSoy）按7:3的比例制成的面粉开发而来。测定了新型CF的营养和微生物质量，并与断奶混合食品（推荐的玉米 - 花生 - 大豆混合物）进行比较。在170名加纳母亲中，按照五点享乐量表对粥进行感官评价。OFSCri（20.33±0.58克/100克）和断奶混合食品（16.08±0.13克/100克）满足了CF中每100克15克蛋白质的需求。虽然OFSCri的铁含量显著更高（1.17±0.03毫克/100克），但没有一种CF达到铁的推荐水平。所有CF均未检出（此处原文缺失相关内容），需氧平板计数显著低于允许水平。所有CF在感官属性的喜好度方面均高于最低阈值（享乐量表=3；既不喜欢也不讨厌）。蟋蟀和棕榈象甲幼虫可以与OFSP混合，并且可能成为IYCF可持续的、符合文化习惯的替代ASF，但需要长期研究来评估它们的功效。
