Analysis of iron, calcium and zinc contents in formulated fish protein hydrolyzate (FPH) complementary feeding instant powder

Abstract

Complementary feeding is a transition of the baby's intake over 6 months to meet the nutritional needs in addition to breast milk. Complementary feeding should contain complete nutritional components especially in minerals. Minerals are elements needed by the body for the overall body function. Children require calcium (Ca), iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn) for their body growth to prevent stunting. This study was aimed to analyse Ca, Fe and Zn content in the formulated fish protein hydrolysate (FPH) complementary feeding porridge. A total of three formulations were produced namely F1, F2 and F3 and analysed for mineral content following AOAC method 999.11. From the analysis, F3 had the highest Fe content (38.547 mg/100 g) and Zn content (5.751 mg/100 g) while F1 had the highest Ca content (65.152 mg/100 g). Overall, F3 had the best mineral content to be formulated as a suitable FPH complementary feeding instant powder.