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).^[1] This food is distributed, often aided by volunteers, in the Caribbean and West Africa.^[2]

Typical usage[edit]

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[edit]

The general measures of fameal are:^[3]

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): ^[4]

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

References[edit]

^ "COMMODITIES REFERENCE GUIDE FACT SHEET: CORN SOY BLEND" (PDF). USDA:FSA:PDD:EOB April, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
^ Fuguitt, Dana (1991). "THE IMPACT OF EXTRUDED CORN-SOYA BLENDS ON RURAL NJOMBE WOMEN'S TIME AND WELFARE: A MODEL FOR PRE-PROJECT MARKETING ANALYSES" (PDF). Michigan State University, Eckerd College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
^ "USAID Section II: Food Commodity Fact Sheets, Corn Soy Blend". Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
^ "USDA COMMODITY REQUIREMENTS CSBP2 CORN SOY BLEND PLUS FOR USE IN INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID PROGRAMS Effective Date: September 2, 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-04-05.

[1] "COMMODITIES REFERENCE GUIDE FACT SHEET: CORN SOY BLEND" (PDF). USDA:FSA:PDD:EOB April, 1996. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2012.

[2] Fuguitt, Dana (1991). "THE IMPACT OF EXTRUDED CORN-SOYA BLENDS ON RURAL NJOMBE WOMEN'S TIME AND WELFARE: A MODEL FOR PRE-PROJECT MARKETING ANALYSES" (PDF). Michigan State University, Eckerd College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2012.

[3] "USAID Section II: Food Commodity Fact Sheets, Corn Soy Blend". Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.

[4] "USDA COMMODITY REQUIREMENTS CSBP2 CORN SOY BLEND PLUS FOR USE IN INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID PROGRAMS Effective Date: September 2, 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-04-05.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]