Effect of Supplementary Protein Food Based on a Blend of Cottonseed, Groundnut and Bengal Gram Flours and fortified with Vitamins and Minerals on the Growth, Nutritional Status and Nitrogen Balance in Children Subsisting on Poor Kaffir Corn Diet

The diets consumed by a large majority of children in India and other developing countries are based mainly on cereals and millets and contain small amounts of legumes, and vegetables and negligible amounts of milk, meat, fish and eggs.