Effect of supplementation of malted ragi (Eleusine coracana) beverage on nutritional status of sportswomen
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2017
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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
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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.
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