Assessment of nutritional quality of non‐conventional millet malt enriched bar

Abstract

Snack food bars have now become a significant element that enhances the nutritional value of consumers due to their ease of consumption, convenience, and affordability. Snack bars are tertiary processed readymade food that helps curb appetite and prevent overeating. The fact that there is rare availability of snack bars compact with many nutrients in the market is a consumer consideration who eat and seek healthy snack foods. Popular snack bars and chocolate bars are very calorie-dense food that cannot satisfy the criteria of a functional food due to their imbalance of nutrient composition, high sugar, and saturated fat. Balanced protein and fiber content in food is important to maintain a healthy digestive system and decrease diseases. Everyone's physical system and nutrient requirements are different, so it is important that well-balanced nutrients packed with protein, fiber, phytochemicals, and bioflavonoids

Evaluation of Physicochemical and Sensorial Quality of Nonconventional Olive-Enriched Snack with Biopolymer Barriers

“…The snack premixes (weighing approximately 3 grams) were placed in meter cups and then placed inside a vacuum oven (Elektromag M420P) at 105 °C and 600 mmHg vacuum until a constant weight described by ICC No. 110/1 (AOAC method 977.11) was reached [36]. The following equation was used for calculating the moisture content (MC):…”