Nutritional value of plantain banana flour harvested at Anivorano-Nord and its use to model infant food

The main objective of our study is to contribute to the fight against child malnutrition in Madagascar. Its specific objectives are to assess the nutritional value of plantain flour harvested in Anivorano-Nord and to use this flour to model an infant flour called “Mamparisika”. Materials and methods were used to characterize the plantain flour produced and that modeled. For 100 g of this "Mamparisika" flour, suitable proportions of three products were used: 57.96 g of plantain flour, 25.84 g of peanut paste and 16.20 g of Moringa oleifera leaf powder. It can provide a metabolizable energy of 379.61 kcal/100 g, of which 10% is of protein origin, 30% of lipid origin and 60% of carbohydrate origin. It therefore respects the required standards and meets the desirable nutritional needs for children from 6 to 24 months.

Key-words:Infant malnutrition, Plantain, Moringa oleifera, Peanut paste, Supplementary food, Infant flour, Anivorano Nord.

15/09/2023