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Dried small fish provide nutrient densities important for the first 1000 days
- Source :
- Maternal & Child Nutrition, Maternal and Child Nutrition, Vol 17, Iss 4, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Inadequate nutrient intakes are prevalent among many populations in sub‐Saharan Africa and increasing fish consumption among pregnant/lactating women and children is one strategy to improve diets and address nutrient deficiencies. We report the nutrient content of two fish‐based recipes—fish powder and fish chutney—that contain dried small fish available in local markets in Zambia. The contribution of a serving of each recipe to the recommended daily intakes of iron, zinc, calcium and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) for pregnant/lactating women and children 6–24 months was calculated because these nutrients are commonly deficient in African diets. We found that one 10‐g serving of fish powder provides 20% or more of the daily calcium recommendation and 37% or more of the daily DHA recommendation for both pregnant/lactating women and children. A 30‐g serving of fish chutney provides over 40% of the daily calcium recommendation for pregnant women and over 50% for lactating women. Additionally, we investigated the nutrient density (nutrients per kilocalorie) of the fish powder and compared it with the nutrient density of a small‐quantity lipid‐based nutrient supplement plus (SQ‐LNS‐plus). SQ‐LNS‐plus is designed to enhance children's diets by providing micronutrients and DHA. Fish powder is similar to SQ‐LNS‐plus in iron and zinc density and even higher in calcium and DHA density. Consuming dried small fish as part of a daily meal can be a viable strategy for combatting nutrient deficiencies in the first 1000 days.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Calorie
RC620-627
Docosahexaenoic Acids
dietary strategies
chemistry.chemical_element
essential fatty acids
lactation
Calcium
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
complementary feeding
low‐income countries
Nutrient density
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Nutrient
Animal science
Pregnancy
Lactation
medicine
Animals
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases
Child
Meal
030109 nutrition & dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Infant
Gynecology and obstetrics
Nutrients
Original Articles
Micronutrient
medicine.anatomical_structure
chemistry
Docosahexaenoic acid
micronutrients
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Dietary Supplements
RG1-991
Female
Original Article
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17408709
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Maternalchild nutrition
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b4d0b6c038c9b891e626038e226f537d