Pilot scale production of supplementary food for pre-school children

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Author(s):
A Jangchud; P Chompreeda; V Haruthaithanasan

Type of Document:
Conference Proceeding or Document

 

Publisher/Journal:
Annual Kasetsart Meeting

Date of Publication:
1990

Place of Publication:
Not Available

Description

Abstract: Formula was composed of rice flour 25.10 %, peanut flour 3.46 %, mung bean meal 3.46 %, seasame meal 9.09 %, milk 19.04 %, egg 9.09 %, papaya puree 8.65 %, sugar 8.65 %, water 12.98 %, orange flavor 0.22 %, vitamin C 0.04 %, vitamin A 0.0001 % and Iodized salt 0.22 %. The processing steps consisted of mixing raw material together, extruding by the forming and cutting machine which was adapted from meat grinder machine by changing the die head and adding the cutter unit, the machine equipped with 0.5 hp power and the capacity was 12 kg/hr, then steaming at 100 deg C for 15 min, pressing to from thin sheet by using two roller mill, baking at 150 deg C for 7 min, cooling and packing in aluminium foil. Yield of the production was about 57 %. The cost of supplementary food was 149.13 baht/kg. Nutrients of the product were adequated: energy 360.33 Cal, protein 15.44 %, vitamin A, B1, B2, C, niacin, Fe, Na, K and P met the Thai RDA requirement. Total plate count was 20000 colony per gram, the MPN of coliform was less than 3 and contained no S. aureus. Consumer tests in five provinces: The average percentage is 82.5. Likeness of color, texture and aroma was 82.4, 80.0 and 77.4 %, respectively and had little difference in each region. The consumers of 85.5 % said that aluminium foil bags were suitable package and of 70.8 % were willing to buy the products at the price at 6 baht per 25 g.

Additional Bibliographic Information

Proc. 28th Annu. Kasetsart Mtg. 29-31 Jan

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