Abstract
Two ready to eat weaning food formulations have been developed based on oilseed. Wheat, green gram Dhal, sugar and cereal malt have been incorporated to provide 15-17% protein and 360-380 Kcal of energy and fortified with vitamins and minerals to meet the recommended daily allowance. The physico-chemicals, functional and nutritional characteristics of the formulations were evaluated. The chemical score indicated that sulphur containing amino acids were first limiting amino acid in both the formulations. However, the calculated nutritional indices: essential amino acid index, nutritional index biological value and C-PER were higher for formula-II. The rat bioassay showed higher PER (2.07) for formula-II. Sensory studies confirmed that the products were acceptable with a shelf life of one year under normal storage conditions. The product could be served in the form of porridge with water/milk or in the form of small Laddu. J. Food Sci. Technol. Nepal, Vol. 6 (36-42), 2010 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jfstn.v6i0.8258
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