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ABSTRACT
Food fortification of stabilized peanut butter with vitamin A is necessary in order to minimize if
not to eliminate vitamin A deficiency. A collaboration was signed between the Leyte State University
and the Lola Concordia Agro-Industrial Farm and Processing (LCAIFP) from Bato, Leyte, which is one
of the peanut-producing areas in Leyte. The objective was to verify the improved process for the vitamin
A fortification of stabilized peanut butter in a small company. A letter of interest was the basis in the
development and signing of memorandum of agreement. Based on the observation, the process used by
Agustin et al (2006) can also be employed with standardization done at LSU and at LCAIFP. Lack of
knowledgeable workers, especially about aflatoxin and the hazards associated with it, was the main
problem which was focused at the start of collaboration through the adoption of the sorting technology
earlier developed in the project with the need to update cGMP, SSOP and HACCP. The electric peanut
roaster which was transferred earlier to LCAIFP facility was used but two grindings had to be followed
since only a modified peanut grinder was used.
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