Adding -amylase to weaning food to increase dietary intake in children. A randomized controlled trial
Open Access
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
- Vol. 44 (1) , 4-9
- https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/44.1.4
Abstract
The addition of α-amylase to a food supplement for weaning-age children was proposed as an alternative to traditionally prepared Amylase-Rich Foods (ARF) for reducing the dietary bulk of weaning diets. In a self-controlled clinical trial including 30 healthy children, aged 10–24 months, the effect of the addition of α-amylase and extra cereal to a diet including three meals, was determined in terms of dietary intake. A mean increased intake of 23.8 per cent in energy and 10.4 per cent in protein was found. The addition of commercial α-amylase to maize-based weaning foods is a useful method of increasing the nutritional value of weaning diets.Keywords
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