Date of Publication :16th November 2017
Abstract: Biscuits are very popular bakery product which is consumed on large scale in rural as well as urban areas. It is especially liked by children so a good source to provide nutritional and medicinal properties of various natural food such as carrot and brahmi. Carrots are excellent source of dietary fibres. The known phyto- nutrient in carrot is lycopene, antioxidant, alpha, beta, gamma carotenes, zeaxanthin, xanthophylls. Brahmi helps in improving mental performance and increasing learning capacity. It is helpful for increasing mental concentration level. It is also very effective in depression related problems. Brahmi is useful for improving mental clarity, confidence and memory recall. Hence in the present investigation carrot powder is prepared and efforts are made to develop a biscuits by incorporation of carrot and brahmi powder. Three samples are prepared of biscuit by replacing maida with 20% carrot powder and 0.5%, 1% and 1.5% brahmi powder. Overall acceptability of these samples 6% to 8.2%.
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