ABSTRACT

Ragi (Eleusine coracana) is the most popular and foremost finger millet in India. The present study was undertaken to develop nutritious and fibre rich chocolate by substituting a part of milk powder with cocoa powder and finger millet milk. Ragi (Finger millet) improves the nutritional value of chocolate by enhancing the calcium, iron and fibre content. The total dietary fibre of finger millet grain is comparatively higher than that of most of the other cereal grains, which helps to control blood glucose levels in diabetic patients. Ragi is also renowned for health beneficial effects such as anti-diabetic, anti-tumourigenic, atherosclerogenic effects, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. This study aimed at the objective of developing chocolates by incorporating finger millet milk. The prepared chocolates subjected to analysis of physical characteristics, sensory evaluation and the accepted variation was subjected to analyze nutritional compositions. It observed that the finger millet milk incorporated chocolates were drastically rich in protein, fibre, niacin, calcium and iron compared to control chocolates. The cost calculation for 100g of developed chocolates was 19.25 rupees. It was evident that the prepared chocolates were more economical and affordable when compared with commercially available in the market. Keywords: Chocolates, Finger millet milk, Nutritional composition, Value-added snacks
Publication date: 01/05/21

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.5.5481