Evaluación nutricional y sensorial de un alimento a base de atún y soya enriquecido con vitaminas y minerales / Nutritional and sensorial evaluation of a food with tuna and soya enriched with vitamins and minerals
Rev. chil. nutr
;
43(4): 388-393, dic. 2016. ilus, tab
Article
in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
The objective of this research was to determine the nutritional and sensorial impact of a food with tuna and soya enriched with vitamins and minerals in pre-school children of three communities of Chiapas, Mexico. It is a study of nutritional intervention with a cohorte of six months. The nutritional state of children was determined previuos to the nurishing complement, to the half and at the end of this. The sample was conformed with the children who presented undernourishment problems; they were fed during six months. The level of acceptability of the food was determined with the children in pre-school age of the three communities. Significant evidences (p<0.05) of the high level of acceptability of the food, when comparing the obtained nutritional state at the beginning, half and at the end of the study were detected. Improvement on the health state was observed, when their severe malnutrition normalized.
RESUMEN
El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar el impacto nutricional y sensorial de un alimento a base de atún y soya enriquecido con vitaminas y minerales en preescolares de tres comunidades de Chiapas, México. Estudio de intervención nutricional con una cohorte de seis meses. Se determinó el estado nutricional de los niños previo a la alimentación, a la mitad y al final de ésta; la muestra se conformó con los niños que presentaron problemas de desnutrición inicialmente; a los que se les complementó la alimentación durante seis meses. Se determinó el nivel de agrado del producto, con niños de las tres comunidades. Se encontraron evidencias significativas (p<0.05) de un alto nivel de agrado del alimento, al comparar el estado nutricional obtenido al inicio, a la mitad y al final del estudio, se observó mejoras en el estado salud de los niños, al pasar de desnutrición severa o grave a normal.
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Main subject:
Glycine max
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Tuna
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Nutrition Programs and Policies
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Child Nutrition Disorders
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Food, Fortified
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Nutrition Assessment
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Child, Preschool
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Micronutrients
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. nutr
Journal subject:
Nutritional Sciences
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Mexico
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de Chiapas/MX
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