Treatment of protein malnutrition in children using blends of isolated vegetable proteins, casein and skim milk powder.

Bhagavan, R. K. and Doraiswamy, T. R. and Subramanian, N. and Anantharaman, K. and Narayana Rao, M. (1960) Treatment of protein malnutrition in children using blends of isolated vegetable proteins, casein and skim milk powder. Proceedings of Symposium on Proteins, Mysore, August. pp. 393-396.

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Abstract

The foodstuffs which have been extensively used in the treatment of protein malnutrition in children are skim milk powder and caseinl. In view of the shortage in the supply of the above foods in several economically underdeveloped countries, investigations have been carried out by several workers on the use of protein-rich foods of vegetable origin, e.g., oilseed meals and pulses in the treatment of kwashiorkor. Soyabean and mixtures of Bengal gram (Cicer arietinum), low-fat groundnut flour, skim milk powder and sesame and cottonseed meals have been found to be effective in the treatment of mild and moderately severe cases of protein malnutrition, while severe cases have still to be treated with blends of skim milk powder and calcium caseinate" Protein-rich foods of vegetable origin have the following disadvantages as compared with skim milk powder for use in the treatment of severe cases of protein malnutrition: (1) they contain indigestible carbohydrates which may swell and interfere in the digestion and absorption of proteins and (2) many of them contain odoriferous and bitter principles, which affect their palatability. These difficulties, however, can be overcome by the use of proteins isolated from oilseed meals and pulses. Isolated proteins are 2 to 4 times as concentrated as the protein source and possess a bland taste. As such they can be readily blended with skim milk powder or casein and used for the treatment of kwashiorkor. A preliminary account of the results of treatment of a small number (eight) of cases of kwashiorkor using blends of isolated vegetable proteins, casein and skim milk powder is given here.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	protein malnutrition, protein-rich foods, vegetable origin, skim milk powder, calcium caseinate
Subjects:	600 Technology > 01 Medical sciences > 11 Malnutrition 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 16 Nutritive value > 03 Proteins 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 23 Vegetables
Divisions:	Dept. of Biochemistry
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	12 Jul 2012 05:29
Last Modified:	12 Jul 2012 05:29
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/6137

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