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dc.contributor.authorByrd, K.A.
dc.contributor.authorPincus, L.
dc.contributor.authorPasqualino, M.M.
dc.contributor.authorMuzofa, F.
dc.contributor.authorCole, S.M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-17T12:28:27Z
dc.date.available2021-06-17T12:28:27Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationByrd, K.A., Pincus, L., Pasqualino, M.M., Muzofa, F. & Cole, S.M. (2021). Dried small fish provide nutrient densities important for the first 1000 days. Maternal and Child Nutrition, e13192: 1-13.
dc.identifier.issn1740-8695
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7136
dc.description.abstractInadequate nutrient intakes are prevalent among many populations in sub-Saharan Africa and increasing fish consumption among pregnant/lactating women and children is one strategy to improve diets and address nutrient deficiencies. We report the nutrient content of two fish-based recipes—fish powder and fish chutney—that contain dried small fish available in local markets in Zambia. The contribution of a serving of each recipe to the recommended daily intakes of iron, zinc, calcium and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) for pregnant/lactating women and children 6–24 months was calculated because these nutrients are commonly deficient in African diets. We found that one 10-g serving of fish powder provides 20% or more of the daily calcium recommendation and 37% or more of the daily DHA recommendation for both pregnant/lactating women and children. A 30-g serving of fish chutney provides over 40% of the daily calcium recommendation for pregnant women and over 50% for lactating women. Additionally, we investigated the nutrient density (nutrients per kilocalorie) of the fish powder and compared it with the nutrient density of a small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement plus (SQ-LNS-plus). SQ-LNS-plus is designed to enhance children's diets by providing micronutrients and DHA. Fish powder is similar to SQ-LNS-plus in iron and zinc density and even higher in calcium and DHA density. Consuming dried small fish as part of a daily meal can be a viable strategy for combatting nutrient deficiencies in the first 1000 days.
dc.description.sponsorshipConsortium of International Agricultural Research Centers
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Fund for Agricultural Development
dc.format.extent1-13
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectSupplementary Feeding
dc.subjectDietary
dc.subjectEssential Fatty Acids
dc.subjectLactation
dc.subjectMicronutrients
dc.subjectPregnancy
dc.subjectZambia
dc.titleDried small fish provide nutrient densities important for the first 1000 days
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFish
cg.contributor.affiliationJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.coverage.countryZambia
cg.coverage.hubEastern Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeSocial Science and Agribusiness
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidBYRD:2021
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.iitasubjectAgribusiness
cg.iitasubjectBiodiversity
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectSocioeconomy
cg.iitasubjectValue Chains
cg.journalMaternal and Child Nutrition
cg.notesOpen Access Journal; Published online: 04 May 2021
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13192
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.contributor.acknowledgementsThe authors are grateful to Self-Help Africa, World Vision, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of Zambia and the National Food and Nutrition Commission for their contribution to the larger body of work that this study drew on. We also acknowledge Jacqueline Murray, a WorldFish intern for the Nutrition and Value Chains cluster, for her review of the manuscript and for her assistance with data analysis and presentation. This work was financially supported by Irish Aid under the ‘Integrated Research in Development for Improved Livelihoods Project in Northern Province, Zambia’. This work was also supported by the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) and Fish Agri-food Systems (FISH) led by WorldFish, which is supported by contributors to the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers Trust Fund. Additional funding to support the development of the manuscript was provided by the European Commission under the Putting Research into Use for Nutrition, Sustainable Agriculture and Resilience (PRUNSAR) programme to WorldFish through the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Grant 2000001538. We would like to thank the anonymous reviewers of this manuscript. All errors are the responsibility of the authors.


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