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Subject: Food and Nutrition × Author: Bansal, Megha × End date: 2018 × Start date: 2013 ×
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    Effect of supplementation of malted ragi (Eleusine coracana) beverage on nutritional status of sportswomen
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2017) Bansal, Megha; Navjot Kaur
    Five malted ragi beverages were prepared by using milk, ragi, honey and different fruit combinations. Malted ragi was incorporated at three different levels of 5, 10 and 15 percent. The developed malted ragi beverage was organoleptically evaluated by the panel of judges and sportswomen. Both the panels gave the highest overall acceptability scores to the banana based malted ragi beverage supplemented with 5 percent malted ragi. The most accepted level was chemically analysed for proximate composition, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, available carbohydrates and antinutritional components by using standard methods. Thirty sportswomen in the age group of 18 to 22 years were selected from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana to determine the effect of supplementation of malted ragi (Eleusine coracana) beverage on nutritional status of sportswomen. During experimental period sportswomen were supplemented with 250 ml of most acceptable beverage for the period of four months. The results revealed that the developed beverage was having good amount of energy (218.19 kcal), protein (11.78 g), fat (6.81 g), calcium (172.6 mg), iron (3.73 mg) and phosphorus (102.2 mg) per 100 g. The mean daily food intake of cereals, pulses, roots and tubers, fruits, milk and milk products, fats and oils and sugars increased significantly (p≤0.05) after experimental period. Also significant increase was observed (p≤0.05) in the intake of energy, protein, carbohydrates, calcium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin A, folic acid and vitamin C after the experimental period. The hemoglobin, TIBC and serum calcium of the sportswomen after experimental period was increased to 12.30 g/dl, 457.01 µg/dl and 9.77 mg/dl, respectively. Therefore, ragi in malted form can be utilized for the development of highly nutritious beverage.