Asian Journal of Home Science

Meenakshi Bhatia ¹, Renu Mogra ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Foods and Nutrition, College of Home Science,maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, IN
2 Department of Foods and Nutrition, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, IN

Abstract

The present study aimed to prepare a weaning mix using malted pearl millet and malted wheat. To find out the acceptability of weaning mix sensory evaluation was done. The acceptability scores ranged between 7 to 8 for different sensory characteristics. Bulk density, wettability, water absorption capacity, swelling capacity, solubility was found to be 0.62 g/ ml, 14.33 seconds, 60%, 4 g per cent, 19.66, respectively. Proximate composition of weaning mix revealed 3.01 g/100 g, 11.66g/100 g, 2.51 g/100g, 2.51 g/100g, 0.41g/ 100g, 79.06 g/100g and 392 Kcal/100g for moisture, protein, fat, ash, fibre, carbohydrate and energy, respectively. Total iron content was found to be 6.93 mg/100 g and bio available iron was 5.66 mg/100 g. The per cent availability of iron was found 81.67 per cent. Phytic acid content was found to be 39.84 mg/100g while Vitamin C content of weaning mix was 11.77 mg/100g. The microbial count was also found in safer limit less than 50,000 per g of sample according to Indian Standard Value safe for consumption. Peroxide value was also found in safe limit no rancid taste was found during organoleptic evaluation of weaning mix at 0th day and 30th day of storage.

Keywords

Quality Evaluation, Iron,weaning Mix

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Divya Raghuwanshi ¹, Renu Mogra ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), IN
2 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (Rajasthan), IN

Abstract

Women of reproductive age (WRA) are at greater risk of health issues for which gaps in diet quality and food consumption pattern have been recognized for a long time. To overcome this situation, FAO proposed dietary diversity indicators for assessing and analyzing the nutritional situation and food consumption pattern of households, as promotion of diverse diets is considered as one of the several approaches to improve micronutrient deficiency in women of reproductive age.Therefore, the present study was conducted with an objective to assess dietary diversity of rural.The total sample consisted of 200 women of reproductive age (15 – 49 years). An interview schedule was developed for the procedure of data collection. Background information was procured pertaining to subjects and their families.Twenty four hour recall method was used to obtain the information on the food consumed and dietary diversity was measured using the (FAO, 2016) Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women (MDDW). The data obtained were analyzed in the light of objectives by calculating frequency, percentage and mean scores. Major findings of the study indicated that majority of the women had received minimum dietary diversity with mean value 4.34 ± 0.54. The study found most of the women of reproductive age were not consuming diverse diet.

Keywords

Dietary diversity, Women of reproductive age, Minimum dietary diversity

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