SUPER CEREAL PLUS Fortified Corn Soya Blend 1.5 kg

Definition

Pre-cooked Fortified Flour (PFF) with milk preferably for children aged 6-59 months.

The product should be used as a complement to breastfeeding for children aged 6 to 23 months, and to prevent malnutrition. The product is NOT a substitute for breast milk.

Synonym

The new term used by WFP, SUPER CEREAL+, replaces pre-cooked fortified flour with milk (CSB++).

Specifications

Technical specifications

Blend of heat treated maize, wheat or rice and de-hulled soybeans, sugar, skimmed milk powder, refined soybean oil, vitamins and minerals.

Physical and organoleptic specifications

Texture:

Dispersibility: free from lumping or balling when mixed with water at room temperature

Particle size: fine and uniform texture with the following particle size:

95% shall pass through a 600 micrometer sieve

100% shall pass through a 1,000 microns sieve

Consistency (Bostwick test): min 100 mm/30s for 17% dry matter porridge

Anti-nutrients: urease index max. 0.20 pH units

Organoleptic quality:

Smell: pleasant (not rancid, not dusty, not musty)

Taste: tasty (not bitter, not acidic, not off-flavour)

Colour: clear, not dark / brown

Foreign matter: free from foreign matter or insects

Cooking time at simmering point: 5 minutes minimum and 10 minutes maximum

Peroxide value: max 10 meq/kg fat

Instructions for use

Preparation

If Super Cereal+ is to be consumed as a porridge, it should be prepared by mixing an appropriate proportion of flour and clean water (50 g of Super Cereal+ with 250 g of water), followed by boiling at a simmer for 5 to 0 minutes.

The product shall not be consumed as a dry powder, without preparation or cooking.

Storage

Below 30ºC - Protect from sunlight - Protect from humidity

Shelf-life: 18 months min. (refer to the packaging)

Destroy immediately if the quality is in doubt.

Follow the procedure QA-NFOS-SOP3 Storage of specialised food (NFOS).