Khyadagi, KashibaiDeepa K.2021-03-242021-03-242016-06https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810163001An investigation on “Development and quality evaluation of pearl millet cookies” was undertaken during 2014-16 at University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad with the objectives of development of acceptable pearl millet cookies, physico-chemical properties of pearl millet cookies and shelf life study of pearl millet cookies. Two pearl millet varieties mainly commercially available market sample and GHB variety were taken for study. Standard cookies recipes were taken from the Bakery Training Unit, UAS, Dharwad. Further recipes were standardized for pearl millet cookies at different proportion level, among all 25 per cent was found highly acceptable and it was further studied for different types of cookies such as butter, spicy, coconut and groundnut cookies. Among them, most acceptable spicy and groundnut cookies were studied for physico-chemical composition and shelf life quality. No significant difference was observed between pearl millet varieties for all physical characteristics. The proximate and mineral content of pearl millet varieties was high compared to refined wheat flour. Organoleptic scores of spicy and groundnut cookies were on par with refined wheat flour cookies (control). Physical characteristics of spicy cookies revealed that no significant differences for weight, volume, bulk density and spread ratio, however GHB cookies had slight hard texture than control cookies. No significant differences were observed for thickness and spread factor in groundnut cookies. Groundnut cookies of GHB variety had high bulk density and hardness in texture. The chemical composition and mineral content of both cookies were significantly higher compared to control cookies. The shelf life quality of spicy and groundnut cookies stored in three different packaging materials (HDPE, SLP and PVB boxes) for a one month at ambient temperature revealed that SLP (silver coated pouches) package was found suitable for storage of pearl millet cookies followed by HDPE package.EnglishThesis