Abstract
Background and objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the macronutrient values of some traditional meals consumed by some communities living in Yaounde. Methods: The study was carried out among six traditional communities living in Yaounde (Cameroon) (<i>Mbo, Bamougoum, Eton, Bafia, Haussa and Dschang</i>). This study was carried out in two different stages: a food survey and a food composition analysis. In the first stage: the food questionnaire was administered to 30 natives of each community to investigate local meals more and rarely consumed. After a data analysis of these questionnaires, the most consumed meals were selected for food composition analysis. A total of 41 most consumed meals were selected and prepared (<i>Bafia</i> community (06), <i>Haussa</i> community (09), <i>Dschang</i> community (06), <i>Eton</i> community (06), <i>Mbo</i> community (07) and <i>Bamougoum</i> community (07)). A portion of 100g of each was used to evaluate food composition (moisture, ash, water, proteins and lipids). Results: The results of this study show that the highest meals from <i>Bamougoum</i>, <i>Dschang</i>, <i>Eton</i> and <i>Bafia</i> communities presented the highest level of ash. The protein contents were acceptable for most dishes and were significantly (p<0.05) higher for meals from the <i>Bafia</i> community. Some exhibited high lipid contents with more than 70g/100gdw.Conclusion: The results of this study are essential for determining diet-disease associations and could also be extremely useful for nutrition education and dietary interventions, and are necessary for the successful dietary management of metabolic syndrome and his comorbidities in Cameroon.
Highlights
Throughout the world, nutrition-related diseases are a major public health problem
This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional values of some Cameroonian local meals consumed by some Cameroonian communities living in Yaounde
The results suggest that local meals of Bamougoum, Dschang, Eton and Bafia communities content high level of Ashes
Summary
Throughout the world, nutrition-related diseases are a major public health problem. These diseases are the result of a nutritional imbalance either in favour of a deficit or an overload, better known as malnutrition [1].Strategies for managing malnutrition and its associated comorbidities are essentially based on diet and lifestyle correction. Like other developing countries, is not spared by the rapid emergence of nutrition-related diseases [3] many works have so far been carried out Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences 2021; 9(2): 57-63 to determine the nutritional value of certain traditional Cameroonian foods and meals. Methods: The study was carried out among six traditional communities living in Yaounde (Cameroon) (Mbo, Bamougoum, Eton, Bafia, Haussa and Dschang). Some exhibited high lipid contents with more than 70g/100gdw.Conclusion: The results of this study are essential for determining diet-disease associations and could be extremely useful for nutrition education and dietary interventions, and are necessary for the successful dietary management of metabolic syndrome and his comorbidities in Cameroon
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