Assessment of Nutritional Adequacy and Microbiological Quality of Foods served in Day-care Centers

서울시내 탁아기관 급식의 영양적 균형 및 미생물적 품질 평가

  • 곽동경 (연세대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이혜상 (연세대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 양일선 (연세대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김성희 (연세대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과) ;
  • 문혜경 (연세대학교 생활과학대학 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 1991.11.01

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate nutritional adequacy and microbiological quality of foods served in day-care centers, and to provide basic information and guidelines for the development of computerized standardized recipes and microbiological quality control program. Assessment was conducted for four day-care certers selected from each of the four groups categorized in the basic survey. Nutritional balance and amount of consumption of the food was calculated and microbiological analysis was conducted. The results of the study showed the followings: the nutritional assessment of food served in day-care centers indicated that energy and nutrients contents of foods were below the recommended level (RDA/3), except the case of a university day-care center; the percentage of leftovers for soups and vegetables was high, but that for a la carte was low; fecal coliform was not found in any of samples, however, the number of coliform in the salted Korean radish and salad was higher than guideline for microbial acceptability; the number of coliform checked from the surface of the cutting board was higher than acceptable level in most day-care centers.

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