Nutritive value and organoleptic evaluation of value added products prepared from Ragi flour, Dates and Amla powder to promote Superfoods
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2024-03-21
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Superfood is a relativity recent way of referring to foods that provide the most nutritious value for the fewest calories. They include a wealth of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.
Three superfood viz. Ragi flour, Dates and Amla powder were used for making four different incorporated products i.e laddoo’s, NutriBar, Cookies and panjiri and four same control products (non incorporated) are made in control products no incorporation of these three superfood are added
All four incorporated product and Control products were analysed for it’s sensory characteristics. This revealed that all incorporated products had better quality in terms of colours, taste, texture, flavour, and overall acceptability than Control products(non incorporated).
It can be Interpreted from the current study that incorporation of the Ragi flour, Dates and Amla powder in food products (NutriBar, Laddoo’s, Panjiri, and cookies) increased their nutritional value. Ragi flour, Dates and Amla powder enhance the protein, calcium, vitamin C, Iron content in the incorporated food products (NutriBar, laddoo’s, Panjiri and cookies). Food products (NutriBar, laddoo’s, panjiri, and cookies) incorporated with Ragi flour, Dates and Amla powder more nutritious than control (non incorporated) food samples prepared from 100 percent refined wheat flour and refined flour.