Department of Food Nutrition and Food Technology, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Review Article
Formulation and Organoleptic Evaluation of Lotus Stem Fortified Cookies
Author(s): Subhash Yadav*
Lotus stem has extraordinary medicinal value. It has high iron, calcium, dietary fibre and effective constituents like starch, protein, asparagines, pyrocatechol, gallic-catechin, neochlorogenic acid, leucocyanidin, peroxidise, vitamins B and C. It is used for curing fever, diarrhoea, haemorrhages, dysentery, high BP, excessive menstruation. Even after such good functional qualities it is found to be under consumed vegetable. Incorporation of this in traditional ingredients is best way to introduce them in daily diet of people. On the line of this, the present attempt was made to form its powder by hot air drying process and blend it with different traditional ingredients for product formulation. Preparation of lotus stem powder was done by the following process: Washing and cleaning of sample, slicing, blanching chips, hot-air oven drying at 60? for 2 hours, were grinding for prepara.. View more»