Status, development and standardization of supplementary foods Sharma Ankita* ICAR – Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Agricultural University – Jodhpur), Sirohi307001Rajasthan, India *Email for correspondence: ankitasharmanutrition@gmail.com
Online Published on 25 January, 2024. Abstract The present study was conducted on development and assessment of supplementary food preparations. Infant and young child feeding practices were observed among 0-3 years old children of Jain community of Udaipur city of Rajasthan. Fifty Jain families were randomly selected to collect the information. Data were collected through interview method. It was found that supplementary foods were fed to the children at the age of 4 months. Jaggery water (50%), honey (33%) and Janamghuti (17%) were introduced as the pre-lacteals to the newly born baby. Among liquid foods, maximum mothers fed Dal soup (84%) to their children and among solid foods, maximum mothers fed Khichadi and Dalia (84% each). Among processed foods, biscuits were fed by maximum number of mothers (84%). Instant vegetable gruel mix, instant semolina mix, instant cereal mix, instant corn mix and instant Boor mix were developed and standardized using indigenous foods. Products were acceptable on nine-point hedonic scale. As per nutrient composition, vegetable gruel mix, instant semolina mix, instant cereal mix, instant corn mix and instant Boor mix contained 13.7, 9.2, 9.7, 5.4 and 2.0 g protein; 4.2, 8.4, 9.9, 28.6 and 6.5 g fat; 251.0, 572.0, 517.0, 473.0 and 190.5 Kcal energy; 39.8, 115.0, 99.0, 18.2 and 31.0 g carbohydrate and 2.5, 1.0, 1.7, 1.0 and 0.1 mg of iron content per kg respectively. Developed products can be used at household level and can be recommended for feeding programmes to combat deficiency diseases in children. Top Keywords Supplementary foods, Feeding, Children, Mothers, Nutrient composition. Top |