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dc.contributor.authorElolu, S.
dc.contributor.authorMugonola, B.
dc.contributor.authorMuyanja, C.K.
dc.contributor.authorOngeng, D.
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-07T22:58:26Z
dc.date.available2018-02-07T22:58:26Z
dc.date.issued2016-10
dc.identifier.citationElolu, S., Mugonola, B., Muyanja, C.K., Ongeng, D. (2016). Improving protein and micronutrient quality of cassava meal for application in primary school feeding in Uganda. RUFORUM Working Document Series, 14(2): 997 -1004en_US
dc.identifier.issn1607-9345
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/5882
dc.descriptionPaper presented at the Fifth RUFORUM Biennial Regional Conference, 17-21 October 2016, Cape Town, South Africaen_US
dc.description.abstractThe potential of Soybeans and silver fish (Mukene) to improve the protein and micronutrient content of ‘Gari’ for application in primary school feeding in rural areas was investigated in north and north eastern Uganda. Three different formulations of Gari-Soy, Gari-Mukene at 30%, 20% and 10% inclusion levels respectively and Gari-Soy-Mukene composites at 60, 30, 10%; 70, 15, 15%; 75, 20, 5% combination levels respectively were developed and evaluated for nutritional composition and acceptability by primary school children. Results showed that fortification with Soy and Mukene significantly increased the protein content from 2.18 to 23.29%. The level of calcium, zinc, iron and phosphorus increased from 0.56 to 1.16 %, 0.00 to 0.05, 0.04 to 0.12 % and 0.06 to 0.93 %, respectively. Consumer acceptability evaluation conducted with primary school children showed that the 70 % Gari-30 Soy composite was the most accepted followed by 80 % Gari-20 % Soy and 70% Gari-25% Soy-5% Mukene while 70 % Gari-30 % Mukene was the least accepted. These results indicate that Soy and Mukene have great potential for application in improving protein and micronutrient quality of Gari to improve protein and micronutrient intake among primary school children in rural areas in Uganda.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipRUFORUMen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRegional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agricultureen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesRUFORUM Working Document Series;14(2)
dc.subjectGarien_US
dc.subjectMicronutrient content improvementen_US
dc.subjectProteinen_US
dc.subjectSilver fishen_US
dc.subjectSoyaen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectMukeneen_US
dc.subjectRural primary schoolen_US
dc.subjectFeedingen_US
dc.subjectNutritionen_US
dc.titleImproving protein and micronutrient quality of cassava meal for application in primary school feeding in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeConference paperen_US


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