1
|
Suryana S, Fitri Y, Yunianto AE, Bustami B, Lusiana SA. Nutritional Education to the Nutritional Maternal Knowledge and Iron Intake among Toddlers with Anemia. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2022.7017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In general, maternal knowledge about nutrition and health affects food habits, influencing the child’s nutritional or iron intake. One effort to improve children’s iron status is by providing maternal nutrition education.
AIM: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of a nutrition education intervention on maternal knowledge and toddlers’ iron intake to prevent anemia among children under five. Paired t-test was used to analyze differences in knowledge, nutrient intake, consumption of iron sources, and hemoglobin (Hb) status of children before and after nutrition education interventions.
METHODS: This study was a Quasi Experiment with a one-group pre-posttest design. The subjects of this study were 40 toddlers consisting of two groups, namely, 20 toddlers in the intervention group and 20 toddlers in the control group. Mother’s knowledge about anemia, while nutrient intake, food sources containing iron were analyzed using Paired T-test.
RESULTS: The results of this study indicated a significant effect of a nutrition education intervention on improvement of maternal knowledge (p = 0.000), energy intake (p = 0.001), carbohydrates (p = 0.038), fat (0.047), iron (0.031), and consumption of iron food sources including chicken (p = 0.000) and fish (p = 0.005). However, no significant effect was identified on the Hb level of toddlers (p = 0.66).
CONCLUSION: Nutrition education intervention significantly affected the mother’s knowledge and toddlers’ iron intake but did not affect the Hb levels of toddlers.
Collapse
|
2
|
Rajagukguk YV, Arnold M, Sidor A, Kulczyński B, Brzozowska A, Schmidt M, Gramza-Michałowska A. Antioxidant Activity, Probiotic Survivability, and Sensory Properties of a Phenolic-Rich Pulse Snack Bar Enriched with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum. Foods 2022; 11:foods11030309. [PMID: 35159464 PMCID: PMC8833896 DOI: 10.3390/foods11030309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Pulse-based snack bars incorporated with probiotics were developed to provide an overview for the preparation of simple functional food concerning the antioxidant load and iron status improvement. The study focused on the application of microencapsulated probiotics in dry matrices, such as chickpeas and green lentils, in snack bars. The study aims to analyse the products’ antioxidative activities, chemical and sensory properties, as well as the probiotic survivability in the dry matrices. The basic chemical composition showed that 100 g of product can fulfil up to 4.4% and 3.3% of the daily iron value from chickpeas and green lentils, respectively (assuming the iron bioavailability is 23%). Sensory evaluation and hedonic analysis of the fresh pulse snack bar showed that panelists preferred the chickpea snack bar over the green lentil snack bar. For storage analysis, snack bars were stored at 20 °C and were vacuum packaged in sealed low density polyethylene (LDPE) pouches with no light exposure for two months. Hedonic analysis during storage showed significant differences in the aroma of the snack bars (p < 0.05). Generally, the antioxidant activities decreased during the two months of storage. A strong correlation was observed between total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant activity assays: ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity), DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl), ABTS (2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt), PCL (Photochemiluminescence,). Moreover, after two months of storage, a 1-log decrease of probiotic viable cells was observed in both snack bars. To meet the dietary requirement of probiotics, it is suggested that people consume five portions and 9.4 portions of the chickpea and green lentil snack bars, respectively. The resulting products have promising properties with respect to probiotics and antioxidant potential in an unconventional way.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yolanda Victoria Rajagukguk
- Department of Gastronomy Sciences and Functional Foods, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 31, 60624 Poznań, Poland; (Y.V.R.); (M.A.); (A.S.); (B.K.); (A.B.)
| | - Marcellus Arnold
- Department of Gastronomy Sciences and Functional Foods, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 31, 60624 Poznań, Poland; (Y.V.R.); (M.A.); (A.S.); (B.K.); (A.B.)
| | - Andrzej Sidor
- Department of Gastronomy Sciences and Functional Foods, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 31, 60624 Poznań, Poland; (Y.V.R.); (M.A.); (A.S.); (B.K.); (A.B.)
| | - Bartosz Kulczyński
- Department of Gastronomy Sciences and Functional Foods, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 31, 60624 Poznań, Poland; (Y.V.R.); (M.A.); (A.S.); (B.K.); (A.B.)
| | - Anna Brzozowska
- Department of Gastronomy Sciences and Functional Foods, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 31, 60624 Poznań, Poland; (Y.V.R.); (M.A.); (A.S.); (B.K.); (A.B.)
| | - Marcin Schmidt
- Department of Biotechnology and Food Microbiology, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 31, 60624 Poznań, Poland;
| | - Anna Gramza-Michałowska
- Department of Gastronomy Sciences and Functional Foods, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 31, 60624 Poznań, Poland; (Y.V.R.); (M.A.); (A.S.); (B.K.); (A.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-61-848-7327
| |
Collapse
|