Technology of protein-rich nutro foods.

Bains, G. S. and Bhatia, D. S. and Subramanyan, V. (1960) Technology of protein-rich nutro foods. Proceedings of the symposium on Proteins, August. pp. 270-275.

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Abstract

According to FAO Food Balance Sheets' the average daily per capita protein consumption in India is 50.4 g as against the usually recommended level of 60 to 70 g. The potentialities of augmenting the protein intake of the people from untapped edible oil-seed meals are, indeed, great when it is realised that India produces over 7.29 million tons of oil seeds of which groundnut kernels alone account for 2.87 million tons'. Pioneering investigations carried out at the Central Food Technological Research Institute have led to the establishment of a pilot plant for the production of an acceptable quality of groundnut flour containing 45-50 per cent protein and 5-10 per cent residual oil. Apart from adopting this flour as the major component of Indian Multipurpose Food2'3 a nd as the chief source of protein in the Tapioca Macaroni products4'5 Various ter palatable protein-rich foods designated as `Nutro Foods' have also been developed (Table l). These products comprising Nutro Biscuits, Nutro Macaroni, Nutro Breakfast and Nutro Protein Food for infants and other age groups have all been fortified with calcium and vitamins, the deficiencies of which are widely prevalent in our country. This paper deals with the pilot plant production, shelf-life studies and nutritive value of these products. Consumer acceptability tests have shown these foods to be palatable and they can, therefore, be produced on a commercial scale.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	protein-rich foods, Nutro Biscuits, Nutro Macaroni, Nutro Breakfast Nutro Protein Food, infants
Subjects:	600 Technology > 01 Medical sciences > 13 Nutrition-Human 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 16 Nutritive value > 03 Proteins
Divisions:	Dept. of Biochemistry
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	06 Jul 2012 06:23
Last Modified:	06 Jul 2012 06:23
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/2959

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