Nutritional and storage quality evaluation cum product formulation of whole cowpea pod (Vigna Unguiculata (L.) Walp.) and barley husk (Hordeum Vulgare) enriched wheat flour
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2019-07
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G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand)
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India is a developing country where Non- Communicable diseases (NCDs) are rapidly increasing. The treatment and management of many of the NCDs is expensive. Therefore, the need of the hour is to control the rate of diseases through diet and physical exercises. Rich sources of dietary fibre include fruits and vegetables, legumes and whole grains. Consumption of Multi Grain Mix Flour (MGMF) is a good alternative for incorporating fibre in the daily diet. MGMF is a type of flour prepared with two or more grains such as barley, flax, millet, oats, wheat. In the present research, MGMF comprising of whole cowpea pod flour, barley husk flour and whole wheat flour was developed. The nutritional characteristics of MGMF and barley husk including proximate composition, minerals content were analyzed. Total dietary fibre, antioxidants and antinutrients were also estimated. Storage quality evaluation using two packaging materials was done for 90 days. For organoleptic evaluation, four products were developed. Cost of the formulated MGMF was also assessed. It can be concluded from the current study that MGMF has good nutritional properties as it contains valuable amount of protein, total ash, crude fibre and physiological energy whereas barley husk was found to be a good functional food having high fibre and ash content. MGMF and barley husk was also found to be rich in dietary fibre. The study also revealed that MGMF had higher content of phosphorus, iron, magnesium and calcium content while barley husk had higher content of manganese. Laminated aluminium pouches gave better results thus were found to be a better option for packaging. Of the four products developed cake was the most preferred item based on sensory scores, followed by biscuits. Cost analysis depicts that
the multigrain flour was cheaper when compared to other multigrain mixes available in the market.
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