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| Title: | Analysis of various vegetable preparations for calcium, iron and zinc intake of Punjabi urban and rural families |
| Authors: | Bains, Kiran
Shruti |
| Keywords: | Vegetable preparations
Recommended dietary allowances
Calcium
Iron
Zinc |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2007 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.8 — A23L 1/00, A23L 1/052 |
| Abstract: | A study was
conducted to determine the importance of traditional vegetable preparations as
sources of calcium, iron and zinc among urban and rural families during winter
season. Information on vegetable consumption, storage and cooking practices was collected from 60 families, 30 each from urban and rural areas of Ludhiana
district, Punjab, India. The total daily vegetable consumption by urban and
rural families was 411.7 and 365.9g; the contribution of vegetable preparations
to the total vegetable intake being 68.7 and 85.0%, respectively. The edible
portion in all kinds of vegetables was 78.9%. Ten vegetable preparations which
were most frequently consumed by the families i.e. mustard saag,
potato-spinach, potato-fenugreek, potato-brinjal, potato-cauliflower,
potato-capsicum, potato-carrot, potato-beans, potato-peas and cabbage-pea were
selected for nutritional analysis. The samples of preparations were prepared in
the laboratory as per the information supplied by surveyed families. The average
calcium, iron and zinc in vegetable preparations were: 81.9, 1.60 and 0.46
mg/100g fresh weight, respectively. The
average losses of calcium, iron and zinc during pre-preparation and cooking of
vegetable preparations were: 12.9, 12.6 and 14.0%, respectively. The vegetable
preparations provided 47.2, 12.5 and 6.6% of calcium, iron and zinc of the
recommended level in case of urban families; and the corresponding percentages
for rural families were 52.4, 13.9 and 7.3 per cent. |
| Page(s): | 106-110 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1092 (Online); 0972-592X (Print) |
| Source: | NPR Vol.6(2) [March-April 2007]
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