The effect of substituting carrots into tempeh brownies on the intake of protein energy deficiency in Indonesia

Abstract

Objective

This research investigates the use of carrot (Daucus carota L.) to substitute tempeh as the main ingredient of tempeh brownies and its efficacy in changing the nutritional status of students with PEU.

Methods

Quasi-experimental method, non-randomized control group pretest research design. The samples consist of 22 students who were selected using purposive sampling technique (case and control).

Results

The energy intake of case group is 91.94 kcal (p = 0.005) while the one in control group is 80.6 kcal (p = 0.005). The protein intakes of case group and control group are 7.55 g (p = 0.010) and 6.95 g (p = 0.038) respectively. The findings also reveal that the body weight in case groups is 0.99 kg (p = 0.000) in the control group is 0.57 kg (p = 0.000).

Conclusions

There is an effect of giving carrot tempeh brownies (D. carota L.) to changes in energy intake and protein intake in students lacking in protein energy.