DOST at SMC, bubuo ng standard recipe ng Nutribun kaugnay ng patuloy laban sa malnutrisyon

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00:00 The Department of Science and Technology has joined forces with the private food company

00:06 to create a more substantial recipe of Nutriban.

00:12 This is what Rod Laguzan has to say.

00:14 Nutriban or Nutrition was created by a fortified bread that was first distributed to children in the 1970s

00:22 as part of the school feeding program in the country to address the problem of malnutrition of children.

00:29 It became a program of the United States Agency for International Development or USAID from 1971 to 1997.

00:36 It was first implemented as a program for the nutrition of the government to reduce the malnutrition of children.

00:43 Now, it is better by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology.

00:48 In Enhanced Nutriban, it contains calories, energy source needed for blood circulation, respiration, and cell repair,

00:56 protein for tissue repair and metabolic responses,

01:00 iron that is important for bodily growth and development, and vitamin A for clear vision and immunity.

01:06 Now, DOST-FNRI and San Miguel Foods are working together

01:10 to create a standard formulation of Nutriban that will be used in the government's feeding programs.

01:16 This is to ensure the health of children across the country.

01:19 Because there were some observations.

01:22 One, sometimes the quality of the formulation and mixing is not the same all over the country.

01:31 Also, to make available to those who are interested, those who make their own bun.

01:39 We really need a standardized mixture of Nutriban that we give to our children to ensure that it is of quality.

01:52 He says that based on the formulation of FNRI, there is a sweet potato and carrot.

01:59 With the addition of calcium through the agreement,

02:01 more people can make Nutriban using this standard formulation.

02:06 According to San Miguel Corporation President and CEO Ramon Ang,

02:10 San Miguel Foods will raise funds for the research of FNRI

02:13 that will help distribute the right nutrients or substances to children.

02:18 Ang adds that through the research and development of FNRI,

02:22 technical know-how and production capability of their company,

02:25 it will help distribute nutrition, especially to children in poor communities.

02:31 Especially for the kids whose nutrition, whose health is very critical during the school age level.

02:40 That's why the Enhance Nutriban was formulated, is to address the malnutrition.

02:45 But of course, there should be many other types of food as well.

02:49 But the Nutriban is also being used in the school feeding program.

02:54 According to Kagawaran, because of this, more Filipinos will have access to healthy bread.

03:00 Rod Laguzad for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.