ผลิตอาหารเสริมสำหรับเด็กและทารกที่ได้มาตรฐานในระดับอุตสาหกรรม ระยะที่ 1 (ปี 2551): การประยุกต์ใช้ Linear programming ในการพัฒนาสูตรอาหารเสริมสำหรับเด็กและทารกให้ได้มาตรฐานทางโภชนาการ

Abstract

Due to studying the production of supplementary food for infant and young children at industrial level to provide the standard nutrition, the linear programming was applied to calculate the formulas. Extrusion process was used to develop the products because of numerous processing advantages such as high efficiency, continuous system, high throughput, low production cost and high quality with good hydrated in hot water. The method of calculation the formulas composed of preparing the data of price and nutrients per 100 grams of selected raw material. The next step limited the main constraints about the adequate nutrients in the formulas which corresponded to the Codex standards and Dietary Reference Intake (DRI). The other constraints were minimum price and restriction about operating conditions. After developing the formulas with the software “GAMS”, the mixtures of each formulas were produced by the twin-screw extruder. Finally the finished products were tested for the physical, chemical, microbiological and organoleptic properties which the results had shown about the feasibility for further commercial production.