Stability of oryzanol fortified biscuits on storage.

Biscuit can be used as a functional food to deliver nutraceuticals to consumers. One such natural nutraceutical oryzanol is present in rice bran oil. Oryzanol possesses a variety of health benefits which include reduction of cholesterol in blood, improvement of capillary action of blood vessels, anti-aging effect and others.

Shelf stable multigrain halwa mixes: preparation of halwa, their textural and sensory studies.

Multigrain halwa mixes (four types) were prepared from cereals, millets, legumes, nuts and condiments. These mixes had around 4% initial moisture content (IMC), during storage studies they had 23 to 32% as equilibrium relative humidity (ERH); 5 to 8% as the critical moisture content (CMC) and critical relative humidity (CRH) for these mixes were ~ 60%. Packaging material for storing these mixes was 75 μm thickness LDPE pouches.

Storage behavior of immune-enhancing enteral formulation from natural sources.

Nutrition support has become an important therapeutic intervention for improving outcomes in hospitalized patients. The present study was carried out with the objective of studying appropriate packaging and storage studies of enteral formulation from natural sources comprising finger millet (Eleusine coracana), soyprotein isolate, tomato powder, carrot powder, anne greens (Celosia argentea), groundnut oil and fish oil. Two type of packages--namely, polypropylene pouches and metallized polyester/polyethylene pouches--were used.