| dc.description.abstract | National Economic and Social Survey during the periode of 2002-2008 indicated the important of wheat flour as the second staple food after rice. Mandatory fortification of wheat flour was expected to improve the community nutritional status, especially poor households, but evaluation regarding the impact is remained limited. The aim of the study was to analize the contribution of wheat flour to the nutritional adequacy of poor households. This was a cross sectional study. The result of the study showed the wheat processing food that gave significant contribution to the wheat flour and micro nutrient intake were instant noodles, sweet breads, and fried foods. The average of wheat consumption among the sample households was 42.35 gram per capita per day that gave contribution to the adequacy of energy, protein, iron, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and folic acid as follows; 7.7%, 7.2%, 3.4%, 2.9%, 4.1%, 2.7%, and 1.1%. Wheat flour fortification was expected to increase the contribution of micro nutrients iron, zinc, vitamin B1,vitamin B2, and folic acid as follows; 17.4%, 13.9%, 14.3%, 18.0%, and 24.5%. | en |
