title: Optimization of weaning mix based on malted and extruded pearl millet and barley.
abstract: Weaning mix was developed using extrudates of plain and malted pearl millet (Pennisetum typhoides) and barley (Hordeum vulgare) flour. Central composite rotatable design (CCRD) with four independent variables PME (pearl millet extrudates), PMME (pearl millet malt extrudates), BE (barley extrudates), BME (barley malt extrudates) at five level and five dependent variables, i.e. lightness, peak viscosity (PV), water solubility index (WSI), water absorption index (WAI) and overall acceptability (OAA) scores, were used to conduct the experiments. Highly acceptable weaning mix was obtained by combining optimized ingredients with constant level of skim milk powder (SMP) 25%, WPC-70 5%, sugar 6% and refined vegetable oil 4 ml 100 g(-1) mix. The optimized level of ingredients was PME 20.77%, PMME 7.39%, BE 20.99%, BME 6.53% with 81.3% desirability. The nutrient content of optimized weaning mix was in accordance with the standards specified by PFA, 2004.
authors.affiliation: Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, 141 004 Punjab India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balasubramanian
authors.affiliation: Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, 141 004 Punjab India.
authors.forename: Jaspreet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, 284 128 Uttar Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
keywords: Barley; Malt; Optimization; Peak viscosity; Pearl millet; Weaning
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