Effect of complementary foods fortified with Moringa oleifera leaf powder on hemoglobin concentration and growth of infants in the Eastern Region of Ghana

L Boateng, W Quarpong, A Ohemeng… - Food science & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Complementary foods that are deficient in both macronutrients and micronutrients coupled
with a high burden of infections during the complementary feeding period are major …

Complementary Feeding Practices and Childhood Malnutrition in South Africa: The Potential of Moringa Oleifera Leaf Powder as a Fortificant: A Narrative Review

H Sokhela, L Govender, M Siwela - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Poor complementary feeding is a common practice in developing regions, including South
Africa (SA), and is one of the main contributing factors to childhood malnutrition. This paper …

Effect of Moringa Oleifera leaf powder supplementation on reducing anemia in children below two years in Kisarawe District, Tanzania

AE Shija, SF Rumisha, NM Oriyo… - Food science & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Anemia is a nutritional disorder that affects mostly children below 2 years and is mainly
contributed by iron deficiency. Moringa oleifera leaves are rich in iron and other essential …

Moringa oleifera leaf improves iron status of infants 6-12 months in Nigeria

NM Nnam - International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition …, 2009 - inderscienceonline.com
The study examined the effect of pulverised Moringa oleifera leaf added to maize traditional
complementary food (MTCF) on the iron status of infants 6-12 months in Nigeria. Fourty …

Acceptability of Complementary Foods That Incorporate Moringa oleifera Leaf Powder Among Infants and Their Caregivers

L Boateng, R Nyarko, M Asante… - Food and nutrition …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Moringa oleifera leaf powder (MLP) is a nutrient-rich and readily available food
resource that has the potential to improve the micronutrient quality of complementary foods …

A study on Moringa oleifera leaves as a supplement to West African weaning foods

KK Kouevi - 2014 - reposit.haw-hamburg.de
Under-nutrition is the cause of more than one third of mortality amongst infants in the sub-
Sahara. Inadequate energy, protein malnutrition and micronutrients deficiency in comple …

Development and nutritional evaluation of infant complementary food from maize (Zea mays), soybean (Glycine max) and Moringa oleifera leaves

NO IC, I Ngozi - International Journal of Nutrition and Food …, 2014 - commaterial.org
Aims: This study developed and evaluated infant complementary food made from locally
available foods to which was feed to infants 6-12 months of age. The study was aimed to …

Sensory attributes and acceptability of complementary foods fortified with Moringa oleifera leaf powder

L Boateng, E Nortey, AN Ohemeng, M Asante… - Nutrition & Food …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Inadequacies in several micronutrients in complementary foods, notably iron, zinc,
calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B6 and riboflavin have been reported. Moringa oleifera leaf …

Nutritional characterisation of Zambian Moringa oleifera: acceptability and safety of short-term daily supplementation in a group of malnourished girls

M Barichella, G Pezzoli, SA Faierman… - … journal of food …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In Zambia, chronic malnutrition still is one of the most common problem among children. To
fight against malnutrition, the easiest short-term solution could be to combine specific types …

Effect of moringa oleifera leaf powder supplement to improve nutritional status of severely malnourished children aged 6-24 months in Arusha region

A Andrew - 2010 - repository.costech.or.tz
Malnutrition remains one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among
children throughout the world. The study aimed at evaluating the effect of Moringa oleifera …