Contribution of instant amaranth (Amaranthus hypochondriacus L.)-based vegetable soup to nourishment of boarding school adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Uganda has one of the youngest populations in the world with about 78% of its population below 30 years of age, most of which are adolescents. The boarding school diet fed to adolescents is rich in carbohydrates and proteins but lacks adequate amounts of micronutrients to meet the adolescent RDA requirements. This study aimed at contributing to the improvement of the nutritional status of boarding school adolescents in Uganda by developing an acceptable convenient instant vegetable soup rich in protein (12.30 ± 0.25-13.26 ± 0.25%), total carotenoids (154.19 ± 12.62-292.68 ± 3.56 RAE/μg), and iron (2.33 ± 0.06-4.37 ± 0.03 mg). The three soup formulations showed desirable reconstitution and instant characteristics owing to the observed functional properties. The soup had a high dispensabilit

SUBMITTER: Ssepuuya G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6145273 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature