Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama

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]

AbbreviationINCAP

Formation1947^[1]

Headquarters Guatemala City, Guatemala

Region served

The 8 SICA member states: Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama^[2]

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Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama

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Abbreviation	INCAP
Formation	1947[1]
Headquarters	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Region served	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.incap.int

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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]