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Symposium: Food-Based Approaches to Combating Micronutrient Deficiencies in Children of Developing Countries

A Nutribusiness Strategy for Processing and Marketing Animal-Source Foods for Children^1,2

Department of Food Science, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ewm3{at}psu.edu.

Nutritional benefits of animal source foods in the diets of children in developing countries indicate a need to increase the availability of such foods to young children. A nutribusiness strategy based on a dried meat and starch product could be used to increase children's access to such foods. The "Chiparoo" was developed at The Pennsylvania State University with this objective in mind. Plant-based and meat ingredients of the Chiparoo are chosen based on regional availability and cultural acceptability. Chiparoo processing procedures, including solar drying, are designed to ensure product safety and to provide product properties that allow them to be eaten as a snack or crumbled into a weaning porridge. Continued work is needed to develop formulation and processing variations that accommodate the needs of cultures around the world.