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Fameal

Fameal is a general word for a food product, used by Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), in programs to feed the hungry as a part of the Agricultural Act of 1949. The food product is made up of a wheat-soy meal blend or a cornmeal-soy blend (WSB or CSB, corn soy blend). This food is distributed, often aided by volunteers, in the Caribbean and West Africa.

Typical usage

A premade mix of fameal is extrusion cooked for usage under primitive conditions. In this form, the meal is eaten as a thin paste or thickened and made into dumplings or bread.

Nutritional components

The general measures of fameal are:

  • 50% (by volume) Cornmeal or Whole-wheat flour.
  • 30% (by volume) Bean meal, of any kind, including soy. Lentils are sometimes used due to ease of grinding and fast cooking.
  • 10% (by volume) Cooking Oil. Any cooking oil works.
  • 10% (by volume) Sugar, honey, syrup, or similar sweetener.
  • Salt for taste.
  • Multi-vitamin powder, or multi-vitamins ground to a meal.

The fameal is a powder which can be mixed slowly with boiling water or used as a flour replacement for baking, similar to cornbread, or as a cake mix.

CSB Plus - formula ingredients percentage (by weight):

  • Corn (white or yellow) 78.47
  • Whole soybeans 20
  • Vitamin/Mineral 0.20
  • Tri-Calcium Phosphate 1.16
  • Potassium chloride 0.17

Nutritional value per 100g dry matter:

  • a. Energy: 380 kcal minimum
  • b. Protein: 14.0% (N x 6.25) minimum
  • c. Fat: 6.0% minimum
  • d. Crude Fiber: 5.0% maximum

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