NUTRITIONAL IMPROVEMENT OF RICE BY FORTIFICATION WITH SYNTHETIC AMINO ACIDS AND VITAMINS

PROJECT ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY ADDING TO NATURAL RICE AT VILLAGE MILL SYNTHETIC RICE FORTIFIED GRAINS WHICH SIMULATE RICE IN SHAPE, APPEARANCE & COOKING CHARACTERISTICS & INCORPORATE DESIRED NUTRIENTS. PROJECT CARRIED OUT IN 4 PHASES: I-PLANNING STAGE, II-STUDIES WITH EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS, III-PILOT STUDY OF TRAILS WITH PRE-SCHOOLERS IN VILLAGE DAY CARE CENTERS, IV-LARGE SCALE FIELD STUDIES. ADVANTAGE OF CONDUCTING PILOT STUDY BEFORE FULL FIELD STUDIES SHOWN IN NUMEROUS EXAMPLES OF DIFFICULTIES. INCLUDED ARE PROGRESS RPTS, PROPOSED WORK PLAN, IMPORTANCE OF FORTIFICATION STUDIES,HEIGHT & WEIGHT-FOR-AGE CHARTS.