Meenakshi Garg
University of Delhi, India
Title: DEVELOPMENT AND NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS OF MULTIGRAIN MIXTURE TO IMPROVE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF OBESE INDIVIDUALS
Biography
Biography: Meenakshi Garg
Abstract
Abstract
Obesity is the major nutritional problem in India. Junk food, sedentary lifestyle , alcohol are majorly responsible for self destruction, making one in every fifth Indian male and female either overweight or obese. India is on 3rd number in obesity after US and China. Keeping this in view Multigrain nutritious health mixture was developed from roasted seeds of pumpkin, jackfruit seed, mango kernel seed flour, glucose powder , brown sugar and cereal grain like, corn, Bengal gram, peanut, Rice, Pulses etc. Multigrain mixture were evaluated for their physico-chemical, microbial and sensory properties. Results showed that various nutrients like protein 5.35(% by weight), carbohydrate 80.25 (%by weight),Dietary fibres 4.67(% by weight), calcium 73.25(mg/100), Iron 2.94(mg/100g) and energy was found to be 404.32Kcal. In microbiological analysis different parameters like TPC, Coliform count, E. coli,Salmonella sp., S.aureus, Yeast & Mold Count were tested. In which E. coli, S.aureus, Salmonella sp. were not found .Multigrain mixture was free from aflatoxins. All the heavy metals were under permissible ,only zinc and tin were found in very less amount. The study revealed that such coarse cereals and seeds of fruits and vegetables which are less consumed by the people, can be used to prepare such type of multigrain mixture which is very high in nutritional value. The product was also subjected to shelf-life analysis for one and a half month for various parameter like sensory value, free fatty acid, peroxide value, water activity .Since the multigrain mixture has been made without frying, by roasted and puffed cereals, seed etc. it may be better alternative than the snacks like Bhujiya, Namkeen etc. which are generally fried in oil, as mixture made by us does not use the frying in oil, which is benifical for health of obese persons, as well as cost effective, it also has the longer shelf-life at room temperature which make them safe and suitable for consumption.