Evaluation of Market Samples of Millet Products Based on FSSAI Standards

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2017 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 4 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : Rizwanullah Rafed, Jamuna K.V, N. Kapaini Basena

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V4I4P110

How to Cite?

Rizwanullah Rafed, Jamuna K.V, N. Kapaini Basena, "Evaluation of Market Samples of Millet Products Based on FSSAI Standards," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 4,  no. 4, pp. 57-60, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V4I4P110

Abstract:

India is the largest producer of millets, which are often referred to as coarse cereals. The nutrient value of millets is comparable or even superior to other cereal food grains. In recent years, there has been increasing recognition of the importance of millets as a substitution for cereals because of its nutritional value and ease of cultivation. The demand for convenience products is increasing because of changing life style, socio and economic pattern, increasing number of working women and modified food habits. In recent years there has been increasing recognition for importance of millets and different types of millet processed are available now a day in urban general stores and supermarkets. Millet products made from different varieties of millets were collected from selected shops in Bengaluru city the samples size was restricted to 100 products and collected samples were divided into ready to cook (RTC) and ready to eat (RTE). The collected samples were analyzed for moisture, total ash and acid insoluble ash and compared with FSSAI standards. The results showed that the average moisture content of 97 products was within standard limit of FSSAI and remaining tree products had exceeding compared with standard limit. The average ash content of RTC was 2.10% in organic and 2.28% in regular, but in RTE millet products it was 0.71% in organic and 2.89% in regular. The ash insoluble of all millet products was within standard limit except RTC in organic category. Statistically there was non- significant difference observed between RTC and RTE as well as between organic and regular products in ash and ash insoluble contents. This study indicates that there are problems related to hygiene and quality of the products.

Keywords:

Millet products, RTC, RTE, FSSAI, organic and regular.

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