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Title: Home Fortification of Rice With Lime: A Novel Potential Way to Reduce Calcium Deficiency in Bangladesh.

Authors: Naila, Nurun Nahar; Mondal, Prasenjit; Bromage, Sabri; Islam, M Munirul; Huda, M Mamun; Shomik, Mohammad Sohel; Mondal, Dinesh; Fawzi, Wafaie; Ahmed, Tahmeed

Published In Food Nutr Bull, (2019 09)

Abstract: In order to improve calcium status, fortified rice should have acceptable organoleptic properties of that food.We aimed to assess whether home fortification of rice with slaked lime can increase calcium content of rice and whether this fortified rice is well tolerated in a nutritionally at-risk population.This experimental study measured the calcium content of rice cooked with different concentration of lime and assessed the acceptability of fortified rice among 400 women and children. Each participant received fortified rice with one of five concentrations of lime (0, 2.5, 5, 7.5 or 10 gm per 500 gm of rice), with or without additional foods (lentil soup or fried green papaya). All participants were asked to score the organoleptic qualities on a hedonic scale.Analysis showed that rice calcium content increased in a dose- response manner with increased lime during cooking (76.03, 205.58, 427.55, 614.29 and 811.23 mg/kg for given lime concentrations). Acceptability of the meal was greater when additional foods were served with rice at all lime concentrations. In both groups, the 7.5M arm reported highest overall acceptability (children, 6.25; women 6.10). This study found significant association between overall acceptability (different concentrations of lime mixed rice; with/without additional foods) and between groups (women vs. children) (p value = < 0.001) where-as no association was found within groups.Lime-fortified rice can be feasible considering the calcium uptake of rice and organoleptic character. Further research on bioavailability can establish a solid foundation that will support design of an effective intervention to reduce calcium deficiency in this population.

PubMed ID: 31272212 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Bangladesh; Biological Availability; Calcium Compounds/administration & dosage*; Calcium/analysis; Calcium/deficiency*; Calcium/pharmacokinetics; Child; Consumer Behavior; Female; Food, Fortified/analysis; Humans; Oryza*/chemistry; Oxides/administration & dosage*; Sensation

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