Polyamine Content of Dried Foods and Estimated Intake by Children in Zambia's Ngombe Region

This cooperative support activity was for improving children's nutritional intake in Zambia, and we have already reported on the inadequacy of nutrients in their dietary intake. We estimate in this present experiment the intake and content of polyamine from the dietary survey results.The results show that beans contained a large amount of spermine, and that small fish contained a large amount of putrescine. In terms of the intake of polyamines contained in food, 8-9-year-old children took in the most spermine contained in solweji beans, while 12-year-old children took in the most putrescine contained in kapenta.Dietary guidance should provide an increased Polyamine intake through an enhanced protein intake from such foods as solweji beans, soy beans, and kapenta.