Vol. 7, Issue 6 (2019)
Nutritional quality of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) incorporated foxtail millet (Setaria italica) based masala biscuits
Author(s): K Santhi Sirisha, K Shreeja and Dr. TV Hymavathi
Abstract: The present study was conducted to study the nutritional quality of Foxtail millet based spinach incorporated masala biscuits. These biscuits were prepared by incorporating spinach at 10, 15 and 20% to improve the micronutrient and antioxidant content. Nutrient analysis of best-accepted biscuit i.e. 20% spinach fortified biscuits showed an increase in the amount of crude fibre (5.35±0.05 g/100 g), zinc (8.18±0.09 mg/100g), copper (0.87±0.03mg/100 g), antioxidant activity (21.37±0.43%) compared to control biscuits. Besides, these biscuits contained low fat (20.7±0.26 g/100 g), carbohydrates (53.84±0.58 g/100 g) and calorific value (455.6±5.8 K. Cal/100g) compared to control biscuits. Based on the acceptability and nutrient analysis it is concluded that spinach incorporated foxtail millet masala biscuits serve as a vehicle for imparting micronutrients and health-promoting phytochemicals into the diet.
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K Santhi Sirisha, K Shreeja, Dr. TV Hymavathi. Nutritional quality of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) incorporated foxtail millet (Setaria italica) based masala biscuits. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(6):365-368.
