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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.

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Subject: Foods and Nutrition × Author: Chanchal × End date: 2009 × Start date: 2003 ×
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    Nutritional evaluation and glycemic response of barley and oat biscuits
    (CCSHAU, 2008) Chanchal; Punia, Darshan
    Four types of barley and oat supplemented biscuits were prepared using different combinations of barley, oat, wheat and chickpea flours. The biscuits were evaluated for their sensory characteristics, nutrient composition and glycemic response in normal adults. The most acceptable biscuits were stored for a period of two months. During storage, the biscuits were evaluated organoleptically as well as chemically at an interval of 15 days. The results of the study showed that type-III barley and oat supplemented biscuits were most acceptable having highest overall acceptability scores. Chemical analysis of biscuits revealed that all the barley and oat supplemented biscuits differed significantly from control biscuits for their protein content. A non-significant difference was found in fat content of all the biscuits. The crude fiber content as well as ash content was found significantly higher in barley and oat supplemented biscuits as compared to control biscuits. Both barley and oat supplemented biscuits contained significantly high amount of total, soluble and insoluble dietary fiber as compared to control biscuits. The total soluble sugar, reducing sugar and non-reducing sugar content of control biscuits was significantly higher than barley and oat supplemented biscuits. Among barley supplemented biscuits type-I contained minimum phytic acid and type-IV contained the maximum phytic acid. The barley supplemented biscuits and oat supplemented biscuits contained significantly higher amount of polyphenol content as compared to control biscuits. The in vitro protein digestibility of control biscuits was higher as compared to all barley and oat supplemented biscuits. Barley and oat supplemented biscuits had higher calcium and phosphorus content than wheat (control) biscuits. A non-significant difference was found in iron content of all the biscuits. Shelf-life study of both the barley and oat supplemented biscuits revealed that upto 60 days of storage the overall acceptability of biscuits was in the category of ‘like moderately’. Fat acidity and free fatty acid content of stored biscuits increased with the advancement of the storage period. The proximate value was not detected on any of the day of storage. It was observed that wheat (control), barley and oat biscuits were medium glycemic index foods.