Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama explained

Formation:	1947
Abbreviation:	INCAP
Headquarters:	Guatemala City, Guatemala
Region:	The 8 SICA member states: Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama^[1]
Leader Title:	Director
Leader Name:	José Renán De León Cáceres (2020–24)^[2]

The Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama, short INCAP (Spanish:) is a supranational institution of the Central American Integration System (SICA).^[3]

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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: República Dominicana. 2021-11-02. www.incap.int.
2. Web site: José Renán De León Cáceres. 2021-11-02. SICA. es-sv.
3. Web site: Institute of Nutrition of Central American and Panama (INCAP). 2021-11-02. Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
4. Tartanac. Florence. 2000-01-01. Incaparina and Other Incaparina-Based Foods: Experience of INCAP in Central America. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. en. 21. 1. 49–54. 10.1177/156482650002100108. 88098599 . 0379-5721.
5. Wise. Robert P.. 1980-04-01. The case of Incaparina in Guatemala. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. en. 2. 2. 1–7. 10.1177/156482658000200202. 79472972 . 0379-5721.