Quality of Rasogolla Marketed in the State of Bihar and Jharkhand

Rasogolla is a chhana based milk sweet highly popular in India, particularly in tine eastern states. Cow's milk is preferred over buffalo milk for preparation of rasogolla as it yields soft and smooth body and spongy texture. Market samples of rasogolla varies widely not only in chemical composition and microbial quality but also in Theological/textural parameters, flavour and appearance. Few attempts have been made in the direction of systematic study on quality of market rasogolla considering its chemical composition, microbiological standards and textural parameters.