title: Scope of millet grains as an extender in meat products.
abstract: India stood first for millet production in the world and plays a significant role in meat production and consumption too. To meet the demand of health conscious consumers for healthy and nutritious meat food item, the incorporation of millet grains and its byproducts to the meat products by the processors can serve the purpose. The multidimensional positive nutritional and functional characteristics millet grain not only improve the acceptability of the meat products but also increase its own demand as a main coarse food grain in competition to the wheat and rice over the world.
authors.affiliation: a Division of Livestock Products Technology , Indian Veterinary Research Institute , Izatnagar 243122 , India.
authors.forename: Suman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Talukder
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods*; D063427:Food Quality; D006801:Humans; D008461:Meat Products; D000066928:Millets; D009753:Nutritive Value; D012677:Sensation; D013649:Taste
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004043:Dietary Fiber
keywords: Millet grain; extender; meat products; products characters