Quality characteristics of bioactive iron and its supplementation in females of childbearing age

Authors

  • Muhammad Abdullah Wheat Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan
  • Shahid Mahmood Institute of Food Science and Nutrition (IFSN), University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
  • Naeem Khalid Deputy Secretary Planning, Department of Agriculture, Government of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Anwaar Ahmed Institute of Food and Nutritional Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Keywords:

Anemic women, Blackstrap molasses, Iron deficiency anemic, Natural foods, Value addition

Abstract

An experiment was conducted using molasses (abundant waste material of the sugar industry) and
synthetic sources of iron to evaluate storage stability, nutritional quality and sensory acceptability of different
molasses based products. The blood of 787 pregnant, 862 non-pregnant and 862 lactating volunteers were examined
for hemoglobin levels, where the frequency of anemic (Hb level less than 11 g/dL) was 38.00, 36.00 and 37.00 %,
respectively. The blood samples investigated for other biological indicators marked them iron deficiency anemia
(IDA). It was exhibited that 70.29 % pregnant, 65.92 % non-pregnant and 67.71 % lactating females were found to
have IDA. During supplementation study, the significant effect of bioactive and synthetic iron against IDA among

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Published

2023-06-05

How to Cite

Abdullah, M., Mahmood, S., Khalid, N., & Ahmed, A. (2023). Quality characteristics of bioactive iron and its supplementation in females of childbearing age. Journal of Pure and Applied Agriculture, 5(4). Retrieved from https://ojs.aiou.edu.pk/index.php/jpaa/article/view/1124

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 4 (2020): Journal of Pure and Applied Agriculture

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