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| Abbreviation | INCAP |
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| Formation | 1947 [1] |
| Headquarters |
 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Region | The 8 SICA member states: Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama [2] |
Director | José Renán De León Cáceres (2020–24) [3] |
| Website |
www |
The Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama, short INCAP ( Spanish: Instituto de Nutrición de Centro América y Panamá) is a supranational institution of the Central American Integration System (SICA). [1]
In the 1960s, INCAP developed a plant-based drink called Incaparina, made from maize, cottonseed flour and soya bean flour and fortified with vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, and lysine (a protein). [4] [5]
References
- ^ a b "Institute of Nutrition of Central American and Panama (INCAP)". Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "República Dominicana". www.incap.int. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "José Renán De León Cáceres". SICA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ Tartanac, Florence (2000-01-01). "Incaparina and Other Incaparina-Based Foods: Experience of INCAP in Central America". Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 21 (1): 49–54. doi: 10.1177/156482650002100108. ISSN 0379-5721. S2CID 88098599.
- ^ Wise, Robert P. (1980-04-01). "The case of Incaparina in Guatemala". Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 2 (2): 1–7. doi: 10.1177/156482658000200202. ISSN 0379-5721. S2CID 79472972.
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| Abbreviation | INCAP |
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| Formation | 1947 [1] |
| Headquarters |
Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Region | The 8 SICA member states: Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama [2] |
Director | José Renán De León Cáceres (2020–24) [3] |
| Website |
www |
The Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama, short INCAP ( Spanish: Instituto de Nutrición de Centro América y Panamá) is a supranational institution of the Central American Integration System (SICA). [1]
In the 1960s, INCAP developed a plant-based drink called Incaparina, made from maize, cottonseed flour and soya bean flour and fortified with vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, and lysine (a protein). [4] [5]
References
- ^ a b "Institute of Nutrition of Central American and Panama (INCAP)". Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "República Dominicana". www.incap.int. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ "José Renán De León Cáceres". SICA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ^ Tartanac, Florence (2000-01-01). "Incaparina and Other Incaparina-Based Foods: Experience of INCAP in Central America". Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 21 (1): 49–54. doi: 10.1177/156482650002100108. ISSN 0379-5721. S2CID 88098599.
- ^ Wise, Robert P. (1980-04-01). "The case of Incaparina in Guatemala". Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 2 (2): 1–7. doi: 10.1177/156482658000200202. ISSN 0379-5721. S2CID 79472972.
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