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PROPOSAL FOR R&D COLLABORATION
WITH _________________________________________
A. Title: Vitamin A enriched Peanut Butter
B. Objective: To help alleviate Vitamin A malnutrition through the availability of Vitamin A enriched
peanut butter.
Rationale: Peanut butter is a good medium for Vitamin A fortification. It is fat based and popular
with low income families who use it as a spread and for cooking. A process for fortifying peanut butter
with Vitamin A that meets regulatory requirements for consistency in nutrient quality is a prerequisite for
availability of the product in the market.
C. Expected Output:
1. A process for fortifying peanut butter with Vitamin A.
2. A quality control procedure for ensuring consistency in Vitamin A content in the product.
D. Duration: February to June 1998
E. Activities and Cost Sharing Scheme
1. Product development at the laboratories and pilot plant of FDC.
2. Optimization and transfer of technology at the facilities of ________________________________
Cost Sharing Scheme:
UP-FDC
1. Manpower, equipment, cost of vitamin A analysis and 50% of cost of peanuts during the 1 st phase of
the study.
Industry Collaborator
1. Cost of 50% of the peanuts during the 1 st phase of the study.
2. Cost of the fortificant during the 1 st and 2 nd phases of the study.
3. Equipment, facilities, cost of peanuts and of vitamin A analysis during the 2 nd phase of the study.
F. Terms of Collaboration
1. Industry to have exclusive use of the process for a period of one-year.
2. UP-FDC to provide technical manpower support during the one-year period.
3. Industry to agree to the publication of generic portions of the study e.g. “Shelf life of vitamin
A in solid-type peanut butter” after due review of the material.
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