The Supplementarv Value of Low-Fat Groundnut Flour and Groundnut Protein Isolate Fortified with Certain Vitamins and Calcium to Poor Vegetarian Rice Diet

Abstract

The diets consumed by the low-income groups of the population in India and several Asian countries, Africa and Latin America, consist predominantly of cereals, roots and tubers and contain negligible amounts of protective and protein-rich foods. Such diets are deficient in protein, certain vitamins and minerals. Consequently there is wide spread incidence of protein malnutrition and vitamin deficiency diseases particularly among children.