Milk Based Finger Millet (Ragi) Porridge: A Functional Food
| Vol-2 | Issue-4 | April 2017 | Published Online: 10 April 2017 PDF ( 156 KB ) | ||
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| Shelly Jain 1; R.S. Dabur 2; S.S. Ahlawat 3; Rekha 4; Ramkaran 5; S. Mittal 6 | ||
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1Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Science, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar (India) 2Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Science, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar (India) 3Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Science, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar (India) 4Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Science, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar (India) 5Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Science, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar (India) 6Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Science, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar (India) |
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| Abstract | ||
Traditional weaning foods for infant-feeding practised in countries like India, are usually cereal based. Cereals including finger millet (Eleusine Coracana) in combination with milk solids are generally used for the preparation of porridge. This review attempts to explore the utilization of finger millet for the preparation of different cereal foods mainly porridges using different processing methods and simultaneously it focuses on the nutritional features and plausible health benefits of ragi. With the changes in scenario of utilization pattern of processed products and awareness of the consumers about the health benefits, finger millet has gained importance because of its functional components. Hence to enjoy the benefits of the functional constituents of ragi and milk, it is imperative to identify the judicial combination of both of these components through appropriate research. |
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| Keywords | ||
| Finger millet, processing, milk, porridge | ||
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