NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION AND PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF VALUE-ADDED CANDY

Abstract

Abstract: Value-added candy is an expanding part of the confectionery market, defined by the inclusion of improved nutritional content, creative ingredients, and health-oriented benefits. This study investigated the creation of value-added candies, focusing on their formulation, production methods, and market trends. Key ingredients such as sea buckthorn berries, amla and superfoods like sesame seeds were incorporated in the developed candy. The main aim of this research was to create value-added candy which was prepared in three different variants (A, B and C) with different proportions. The most accepted variant of developed value-added candy was conducted for micronutrients analysis and phytochemical screening and compared with the standard. Our results indicated that micronutrients like vitamin C, calcium, iron and zinc were higher in the developed value-added candy and revealed significant difference (p