Studies on a Spray-Dried Infant Food Based on Peanut Protein Isolate and Full-Fat Soy Flour and Fortified with DL-methionine and Certain Vitamins and Minerals III. Supplementary Value to a Maize-Tapioca Diet

The supplementary value of a spraydried
infant food (based on peanut
protein isolate,. full-fat soy flour,
dextrimaltose, and hydrogenated peanut
oil and fortified with DL-methionine
and certain vitamins and minerals)
to a maize-tapioca diet was
studied by growth experiments on albino
rats. When incorporated at the
20% level (providing about 5% extra
protein), the food was as effective as
an equivalent amount of milk food in
promoting growth. No ,significant differences
were observed in the mean
protein contents of carcasses or livers
of 'rats receiving the fortified infant
food or milk food. The livers of animals
receiving the maize-tapioca diet
showed a moderate degree of parenchymal
damage of the protein deficiency
type and severe periportal
fatty infiltration. In contrast, the
livers of rats receiving the supplement
of infant food and milk ,supplement
were normal, indicating that both
supplements were effective in correcting
the protein deficiency in the maizetapioca
diet and in preventing liver
damage.