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- Title
Sago worms as a nutritious traditional and alternative food for rural children in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia.
- Authors
Nirmala, Intan R.; Trees; Suwarni; Pramono, Mochammad S.
- Abstract
<bold>Background and Objectives: </bold>The sago worm Rhynchophorus ferrugineus is a nutritious food source found in the remaining parts of a sago palm trunk after the removal of sago starch by farmers. The effort to increase sago worm consumption is investigated in an intervention study among children aged <5 years.<bold>Methods and Study Design: </bold>Children aged 1-5 years were allocated to a sago worm inclusive diet (n=10) and to a control group eating a usual diet, but without sago worms (n=13). Snacks were served once per day (100 g) for 45 days and designed to contain similar amounts of vegetables (carrots and long beans) and other ingredients including rice, sticky rice, cassava, sweet potato, banana, or tofu with or without sago worms. Food preference was ascertained by interview. Anthropometric measurements were taken at baseline and the endpoint.<bold>Results: </bold>After mixing all food stuffs into one product for instance nasi gurih, protein and fat content in the intervention group was higher compared to control group (8.8 g and 7.3 g vs 4.7 g and 0.5 g respectively). In the intervention group receiving complementary feeding with sago worms, children's height changed minimally as did the control group (0.3 vs 0.2 cm); no difference was observed between the groups regarding weight or height.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Sago worm consumption can diversify the diet through usage in various dishes, so improving its overall nutritional quality. Worm addition in an intervention program does not compromise, but maintains nutritional value. Local use adds affordability and sustainability to the food and health systems in a sago-consuming culture, so contributing to food security.
- Subjects
INDONESIA; RHYNCHOPHORUS; CHILD nutrition; NUTRITIONAL value; FOOD preferences in children; FOOD of animal origin; FOOD composition; ANIMAL experimentation; COMPARATIVE studies; FOOD chemistry; INSECTS; INSECT larvae; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; NUTRITIONAL requirements; RESEARCH; EVALUATION research
- Publication
Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2017, Vol 26, Issue Supp1, pS40
- ISSN
0964-7058
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.6133/ apjcn.062017.s4