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- Title
Estudio preliminar del valor nutricional de harina de hojas de mandioca.
- Authors
Burgos, A. M.; Michellod, M. A.; Domínguez, M.; Domínguez, J. F.
- Abstract
In northeast of Argentina, 15000 hectares of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) are grown by smallholder farmers to harvest starchy roots wasting the leaves, rich in protein and mineral contents that could constitute a food supplement adding value to the product. The study aims to evaluate the nutritional contribution of dry leaves of different cassava genotypes grown in Corrientes, to satisfy the recommended daily intake of proteins and minerals for a potential school population of children between 3 and 13 years old. Dry and ground foliar samples of 23 cassava genotypes were chemically evaluated. The results showed that a 100 g portion of the samples analyzed contributed up to 78% of the Recommended Daily Intake of proteins (IDR). A daily portion of 33 g of cassava leaf flour contributes up to 23% of the recommended daily protein intake (IDR) and 100% of that of Ca, Mg and Fe required by this school population, along with other minerals. The research has been descriptive and intended to collect valuable data that should be validated quantitatively in future studies.
- Subjects
ARGENTINA; CASSAVA growing; DIETARY supplements; SCHOOL children; CIRCULAR economy; CASSAVA; ACQUISITION of data
- Publication
Argentinian Horticulture / Horticultura Argentina, 2022, Vol 41, Issue 106, p53
- ISSN
0327-3431
- Publication type
Article