Protein-rich food mixtures for feeding the young in Egypt 1. Formulation

Abstract

Ten protein-rich food mixtures were suggested. They are based on popular dishes which could be prepared simply at home. Such mixtures were prepared from seeds or legumes available in the local markets at reasonable prices. These ingredients are polished rice, decorticated lentils, defatted sesame flour, whole or roasted chick peas (dehulled), maize bread, sun flour kernels, fenugreek seeds, wheat (whole grains or parboiled grains), white wheat flour, defatted peanut flour, defatted sesame flour and dry yeast. The protein content of such food mixtures ranged from 17.7 to 23.2%, which is in agreement with recommended values. Defatted sesame flour was incorporated in most of the mixtures in order to correct for their sulphur-containing amino-acids as it is already known that sesame is a rich source of sulphur-containing amino acids in comparison to other vegetable sources. Further investigations are going on to determine the nutritive value of the formulated mixtures before feeding them to the children.

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“…The leaves and seeds are used to produce extracts or powders for medicinal use. In Egypt fenugreek has been used with wheat and maize flour for preparation of bread [3]. The seeds of Fenugreek have been shown to have hypoglycemic effect and somewhat restore the activities of the enzymes which is responsible for carbohydrate and lipid metabolism near to normal values [4,5].…”

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“…The leaves are useful in external and internal swellings and burns; prevent the hair falling off. [24] 1, 3 Fenugreek seeds are considered carminative, tonic and aphrodisiac. Several confections made with this the article are recommended for use in dyspepsia with loss of appetite, in the diarrhea of puerperal women, and in rheumatism.…”

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“…1,6,8 The seeds also contain fibre-galcatomannan, 4-hydroxyisoleucine-a novel amino acid and fenugreekine, a component that may have hypoglycemic activity. 9 Lignin, another form of crude fiber, is not a carbohydrate per se, but it is of plant origin and is also indigestible, which prevents the rapid uptake of glucose in the small intestine, slows gastric emptying, aids in blood sugar retention in diabetic patients and may also be effective in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. 10 Broca et al reported that the hypoglycemic action of fenugreek seeds is exerted through 4-hydroxyleucine which stimulates insulin secretion.…”