DEVELOPMENT OF NUTRI- CEREALS BASED MAHUA (MADHUCA LONGIFOLIA) LADDOO

Abstract

Mahua flowers are one of the most significant non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in Chhattisgarh state, but a large portion of their production—between 80 and 90 percent is misapplied to the creation and sale of unhealthy alcoholic beverages there in order to generate more fast cash. According to information gathered from the tribal, the same mahua flowers were previously consumed by the tribal and other people as mahua laddoo. After developing for laddoos their nutritive value was estimated and sensory evaluations (of six parameters) were done through score card method. This mahua laddoos were with moisture content, protein, fat, carbohydrates, ash, crude fiber, total sugar and energy found to be 3.15% , 8.55%, 13.88%, 67.63%, 1.912% and 4.84% , 51.50% , 429.64 kcal respectively. Microbiological analysis acquired the standard plate count, coliform, yeast and mold count observed in nutri-cereals based Laddoo were found to be 2041,