Formulation of Sorghum-Based High-Protein Crackers Enriched with Wheat and Soybean Flours for Toddlers

Abstract

Various complementary food menus have been distributed to help parents who are confused about choosing their child's first food menu. The complementary food menu is usually made from rice flour which is a source of carbohydrates. The high consumption of rice currently encourages various food diversification efforts to avoid dependence on one commodity. Crackers that combine sorghum flour with soybean flour increase the protein content of crackers so that they can be an alternative nutritious complementary food for stunted toddlers. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of high-protein cracker formulation with the addition of sorghum and soybean flour and the analysis of water, ash, fat, protein and carbohydrate content. The experimental design used was a Completely Randomize