Home Fortification of Rice With Lime: A Novel Potential Way to Reduce Calcium Deficiency in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In order to improve calcium status, fortified rice should have acceptable organoleptic properties of that food. OBJECTIVE:We aimed to assess whether home fortification of rice with slaked lime can increase calcium content of rice and whether this fortified rice is well tolerated in a nutritionally at-risk population. METHODS:This experimental study measured the calcium content of rice cooked with different concentration of lime and assessed the acceptability of fortified rice among 400 women and children. Each participant received fortified rice with one of five concentrations of lime (0, 2.5, 5, 7.5 or 10 gm per 500 gm of rice), with or without additional foods (lentil soup or fried green papaya). All participants were asked to score the organoleptic qualities on a hedonic scal

SUBMITTER: Naila NN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6742558 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature