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Nutritional and anthropometric studies on Wister rats by feeding them with corn dough enriched with fish and shrimps - a locally formulated weaning diet
EA Amankwah, JH Oldham, J Barimah, A Kusi-Appiah, PA Boakye
Abstract
Previous work done on the formulation of weaning diet by enriching corn-dough with fish and shrimps proved suitable for consumption by babies. This study seeks to determine the bioavailability of the nutrients using Wistar rats. Four composite samples were prepared in the ratios,
Maize, 80: Fish, 15: Cowpea, 5 (A); Maize 80: Fish, 10: Cowpea, 10 (B); Maize, 80: Shrimp, 15: Cowpea, 5 (C) and Maize, 80: Shrimp, 10: Cowpea, 10 (D). The cowpea added was mainly to mask any unpleasant fish or shrimp flavours. The nutrients in the blends and Cerelac® were
compared. The anthropometric results revealed that the effect of nutrients from the blends on weight and length increases of the Wistar rats, on the 28th day, were significantly higher in the blends than that of Cerelac® (control) (p
Maize, 80: Fish, 15: Cowpea, 5 (A); Maize 80: Fish, 10: Cowpea, 10 (B); Maize, 80: Shrimp, 15: Cowpea, 5 (C) and Maize, 80: Shrimp, 10: Cowpea, 10 (D). The cowpea added was mainly to mask any unpleasant fish or shrimp flavours. The nutrients in the blends and Cerelac® were
compared. The anthropometric results revealed that the effect of nutrients from the blends on weight and length increases of the Wistar rats, on the 28th day, were significantly higher in the blends than that of Cerelac® (control) (p
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Journal of the Ghana Science Association. ISSN: 0855-3823