Tubig Talino is soon to become available in Agoncillo, Batangas!
Bilibinwang Multipurpose Cooperative (MPC) prepared for producing Iodine-rich Drinking Water (Tubig Talino) through a technology transfer training held at
their water purification facility, Brgy. Bilibinwang, Agoncillo, Batangas, last March 6 to 7.
The implementation of the Tubig Talino
technology for Bilibinwang
MPC is part of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Batangas’
Grants-in-Aid Community-based project. The project aims to transfer Tubig
Talino technology as the
cooperative’s new business venture that will help
contribute to the government’s program to control
iodine deficiency disorders
(IDD) in the country.
Tubig Talino, developed by DOST Food
and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI), is a purified
or ordinary potable water
mixed with Water Plus
Iodine (I2) that may be
consumed to improve the
iodine intake of Filipinos
resulting in better health.
According to FNRI, a 5ml
of Water Plus I2 can make
20 liters of Tubig Talino,
which can meet 33% of
the daily iodine requirement of the body.
Like ordinary water, Tubig Talino has no
adverse taste and a stable shelf life of six months
and two weeks. According
to DOST-FNRI, sufficient
consumption of iodine
from water helps absorb
essential micronutrients,
speeding up brain development among children
and preventing iodine deficiency orders in adults.
The body’s thyroid gland
also uses iodine to produce thyroid hormones
that help control growth,
repair damaged cells, and
support a healthy metabolism. Tubig Talino’s efficacy study conducted by
DOST-FNRI demonstrated that it could help improve students’ academic
performance.
During the technology transfer training,
production workers of
Bilibinwang MPC were
trained on the iodine premix preparation and the
chemical analysis titration
method to determine the
amount of iodine required
for an iodine premix. The
amount of premix needed for preparing the iodine-rich drinking water
was also discussed with
the production workers involved.
Mr. John Lester
G. Ramirez, Ms. Czarlyn
Mendoza, and Ms. Filipiniana Baes-Bragas, of
DOST-FNRI served as
resource speakers during
the training. A licensing agreement between
DOST-FNRI and Bilibinwang MPC was also
pursued to formalize the
Tubig Talino adoption.
Meanwhile, an
inauguration and forum
on Tubig Talino technology will be conducted for
school principals and students in Agoncillo, Batangas, and its neighboring
towns this year. The forum
will be used as a platform
to raise awareness about
the relevance of Tubig
Talino in addressing IDD in
the country and shall also
serve as the promotional
strategy of the cooperative
in marketing their Tubig
Talino product.
Note to editors:
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is located at Jamboree
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