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Present study was undertaken to optimize the process conditions for development of food grains (maize, defatted soy flour, sesame seed)-banana based nutritious expanded snacks using extrusion processing. Experiments were designed using Box–Behnken design with banana pulp (8–24 g), screw speed (300–350 rpm) and feed moisture (14–16% w.b.). Seven responses viz. expansion ratio (ER), bulk density (BD), water absorption index (WAI), protein, minerals, iron and sensory acceptability were considered for optimizing independent parameters. ER, BD, WAI, protein content, total minerals, iron content, and overall acceptability ranged 2.69–3.36, 153.43–238.83 kg/m3, 4.56–4.88 g/g, 15.19–15.52%, 2.06–2.27%, 4.39–4.67 mg/100 g (w.b.) and 6.76–7.36, respectively. ER was significantly affected by all three process variables while BD was influenced by banana pulp and screw speed only. Studied process variables did not affected colour quality except ‘a’ value with banana pulp and screw speed. Banana pulp had positive correlation with water solubility index, total minerals and iron content and negative with WAI, protein and overall acceptability. Based upon multiple response analysis, optimized conditions were 8 g banana pulp, 350 rpm screw speed and 14% feed moisture indicating the protein, calorie, iron content and overall sensory acceptability in sample as 15.46%, 401 kcal/100 g, 4.48 mg/100 g and 7.6 respectively.
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Mridula, D., Sethi, S., Tushir, S. et al. Co-extrusion of food grains-banana pulp for nutritious snacks: optimization of process variables. J Food Sci Technol 54, 2704–2716 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-017-2707-4
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