Abstract:
Most people in rural Africa and other developing
countries take in food that is not sufficiently rich in nutrient.
The reason for this deficiency is because of poverty, specifically
lack of money to buy proper dietary food or ignorant in
consuming the right nutritional food is of concerned. This
phenomenon had led to many health problems such as anemia,
night blindness, high maternal mortality rate, brain damage and
the rest.
Many people in Northern Ghana are deficient in micro-nutrient
intake, particularly children and pregnant women. The quickest
and cost effective way is through the fortification process. The
White maize flour which is the staple food for people living in
Northern Ghana can be increased by missing with a premix
(Super cereal Plus). The fortification process was carried with a
low cost technology of Hand Operated Mixer Machine. A
0.0175:50 kg premix-white maize flour was estimated to be the
standard nutrition needed by malnourished children and
pregnant women. Homogeneous of the food fortification was
achieved with the Hand Operated Mixer Machine, however,
attention must be given on modification of the machine,
particularly for ease of operation and at a lower cost.
