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    Physical, chemical and microbiological characteristics of lafun produced in Beninn

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    Lafun is an African traditional fermented food product prepared from cassava. Whereas Nigerian lafun has been studied, characteristics of Beninese lafun are still unknown. This research was carried out to identify the characteristics of two types of lafun, Chigan lafun and ordinary lafun produced in Benin. The distinctive characteristics of Chigan lafun (the preferred type) were its lower solubility and fibre content and its higher hot paste viscosities compared to ordinary lafun. Whatever the type, lafun was found to be a dried and white product with a highly variable pH (4.5-8.8). Both types were rich in carbohydrates (76.0% of starch and 3.3% of crude fibres), poor in proteins (1.0%) and containing fat (0.4%) and ash (1.2%). The swelling power of the lafun flour (expressed by the quantity of water absorbed by 1 g of flour) was 28.9 g water/g for the both types. Lafun has a variable microbial load which levels ranged from 10 4 to 108 cfu/g and made up of Bacillus spp. (104-108 cfu/g), lactic acid bacteria (103-107 cfu/g), Enterobacteriaceae (103-107 cfu/g) and yeasts (102-107 cfu/g)

    Caracterisation Du Regime Alimentaire Des Personnes Agees Au Sud-Benin

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    Le but de la prĂ©sente Ă©tude est d’identifier les facteurs de risque d’origine alimentaire de l’état nutritionnel des personnes ĂągĂ©es en milieu urbain au sud du BĂ©nin. L’étude s’est dĂ©roulĂ©e dans la ville de Cotonou au cours de la pĂ©riode transitionnelle entre la soudure et l’abondance alimentaire (octobre-novembre), avec 225 hommes et femmes ayant au moins 60 ans, apparemment en bonne santĂ© mentale, sĂ©lectionnĂ©s au hasard par la mĂ©thode d’échantillonnage en grappes Ă  3 Ă©tapes. La consommation alimentaire a Ă©tĂ© mesurĂ©e par le rappel des 24 heures. Le rĂ©gime alimentaire a Ă©tĂ© caractĂ©risĂ© en utilisant les scores de diversitĂ© diĂ©tĂ©tique et de variĂ©tĂ© alimentaire, en association avec le concept de diversification alimentaire. Les rĂ©sultats rĂ©vĂšlent que le rĂ©gime alimentaire des  personnes ĂągĂ©es en milieu urbain est basĂ© sur les groupes des cĂ©rĂ©ales, poissons, lĂ©gumineuses, sucres, racines et tubercules, huiles et graisses, laits et produits laitiers, viandes et volailles, lĂ©gumes (feuilles ou fruits), fruits. Les personnes ĂągĂ©es sujettes Ă  la rĂ©duction de leurs fonctions sensorielles tendent Ă  diversifier leur rĂ©gime. Ceci serait une stratĂ©gie adoptĂ©e par les personnes ĂągĂ©es pour maintenir un bon Ă©tat nutritionnel en dĂ©pit de la rĂ©duction de leurs fonctions sensorielles.Mots clĂ©s : Personnes ĂągĂ©es, rĂ©gime alimentaire, Sud-BĂ©nin, diversitĂ© diĂ©tĂ©tique.The study aimed to identify the diet-related risk factors of the nutritional status of the elderly people living in urban area in southern Benin. The study was performed in Cotonou (urban area) during the transitional period between food shortage and abundance (octobernovember), among 225 apparently healthy 60 year-old men and women, randomly selected by a three-stage cluster sampling method. Food intake was measured using a 24 hour recall method. The diet was described using the food variety score and the dietary diversity score, in association with the concept of diversification. The results showed that the diet of the elderly people is based on cereals, fishes and fisheries, nuts and legumes, sugar, roots and tubers, vegetables (leafy or fruits) and fruits. Also, the elderly people with reduced sensorial functionality tended to diversify their diet, as a strategy to keep a good nutritional status.Keywords : elderly people, food diet, Southern Benin, dietary diversity.Article in Frenc
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