Dynamic Oral Texture Properties of Selected Indigenous Complementary Porridges Used in African Communities

• Published in: Foods Vol. 8; no. 6; p. 221
• Main Authors: Makame, James, Cronje, Tanita, Emmambux, Naushad M, De Kock, Henriette
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 21.06.2019; MDPI AG
• Subjects: complementary porridge; infant; malnutrition; oral processing; sensorimotor readiness; TCATA; texture; TCATA; complementary porridge; malnutrition; texture; sensorimotor readiness; oral processing; infant

Child malnutrition remains a major public health problem in low-income African communities, caused by factors including the low nutritional value of indigenous/local complementary porridges (CP) fed to infants and young children. Most African children subsist on locally available starchy foods, whos...