| Abstrakt: |
The term 'Multipurpose mix' means simple and convenient food that can be consumed in diversified ways by developing a variety of products. Multipurpose mix (MPM) is comprised of mixture of malted quality protein maize (QPM) flour, malted green gram flour, malted ragi flour, grain amaranthus, dehydrated carrot powder and skimmed milk powder in varying proportions. The MPM was standardized using 50, 60 and 70 per cent QPM flour incorporation along with other ingredients. The shelf life of MPM stored in PET pouches for a period of six months was test for sensory, biochemical and microbial quality every month. The sensory quality of MPM indicated that among the three variations tested, the 50 per cent QPM incorporated products viz., burfi, laddu, health drink and roti were found to be acceptable compared to rest of the combinations tested. The developed multipurpose mix had protein 12.94 g, calcium 250 mg, iron 6.75 mg, magnesium 10.46 mg and phosphorus 355 mg per 100g. The increase in moisture (5.5 to 9.56%) peroxide value (1.2 to 2.65 m eq/kg of fat) and free fatty acids (0.32 to 0.96%) were in the acceptable range during storage. There were no fungal and mould colonies throughout the storage period. The consumer acceptability (N=90) including rural and urban (82.2%) people rated the products prepared out of MPM as 'very good'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
