Originally developed as emergency food reserve (EFR) during calamities, the Sagip Nutrifood Powder can also serve as alternative healthy food additive to various food products.
Developed by the Industrial Technology Development Institute (DOST-ITDI), SAGIP Nutrifood is a powdered mixture of cassava, malunggay, sweet potato, and mungbean. The powder can be used as a healthier alternative to common flour for use in breads, cakes, puto, polvoron, and other pastries.
The Emergency Food Reserve is one of 21 ITDI-developed technologies selected to be featured in Cluster 2 – Aging Society, Health, and Medical Care of the 2019 National S&T Week (NSTW) Exhibits slated on July 17-21, 2019 at the World Trade Center-Metro Manila. Admission to the exhibits is FREE. It is open to the public from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
NSTW is celebrated every third week of July through Proclamation No. 169 of 1993 to highlight significant contributions of S&T to national development. (RRUdela Cruz \\ ITDI S&T Media Services)
