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Acceptability of Iron‐Biofortified Pearl Millet Among Young Children in Urban Slums of Mumbai, India
Author(s) -
Huey Samantha Lee,
Udipi Shobha,
Finkelstein Julia L.,
Ghugre Padmini,
Haas Jere,
Thakker Varsha,
Thorat Aparna,
Salvi Ashwini,
Kurpad Anura,
Mehta Saurabh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.914.2
Subject(s) - pearl , staple food , population , toxicology , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental health , geography , biology , agriculture , archaeology
Objective To examine the acceptability of iron‐biofortified (82 ppm Fe) pearl millet (FePM; ICTP 8203) compared to commercially available (28 ppm Fe) pearl millet (CPM) among young children living in urban slums of Mumbai, India, in preparation for an efficacy trial of the biofortified crop. Methods Eighteen standardized traditional feeding program recipes were prepared with either FePM or CPM staple cereal flour. Children (n=59; 6–24 months) were recruited from an urban slum in Mumbai to participate in the acceptability study over a one to three day period. The weight (g) of each food product was recorded before and after consumption. T‐tests were used to compare mean intakes of each food product developed for both types of pearl millet. Results The consumption and acceptability of food products made with FePM and CPM flour were high in this population. There were no significant differences in consumption of foods developed from ICTP 8203‐Fe PM (mean ± SD = 22.6 ± 9.7 g), compared to the commercially available pearl millet (mean ± SD = 21.9 ± 6.4 g) across all 18 different recipes. Conclusions Considering the high acceptability and consumption of food products containing pearl millet and the similarity in the acceptance of recipes with either variety of pearl millet, we conclude that these varieties of pearl millet can be used in a proposed randomized, controlled feeding trial to test the efficacy of FePM for improving iron status, immune function, cognition, and growth in this population. Support or Funding Information Harvest Plus