ORGANOLEPTIC EVALUATION OF SELECTED HIGH FIBRE BREAKFAST MIX
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2013
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India is currently passing through an epidemiological transition due to rapid urbanization coupled with
economic growth. This could have major implications on the present and future disease patterns in
India, with particular reference to an increase in prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like
ob^ity, diabetes, and coronary artery disease. Unhealthy, processed food has become much more
accessible following India's continued integration in global food markets. The main objective of this
study is to formulate a product rich in Dietary Fiber. In the first phase of the study, foods rich in dietary
fiber such as oat bran, wheat bran, green gram and whole wheat were selected using various criteria
like availability, acceptability and cost. In the second phase, in order to produce an acceptable product
with high dietary fiber, recipes such as pongal, roti, kitchadi, adai, chapathi, upma, dosa and porridge
were formulated and standardized using numerical scoring method. In the third phase, Total Dietary
fibre, toxic compounds, phytates and metals like zinc, tin, arsenic, lead and mercury content of the
product was analyzed. Thus from the results obtained, lOOg of high fiber mix which contains 16.09 g
of dietary liber along with protein can be recommended for the NCDs. Bran is a boon to NCDs.