In this study pomegranate is a fruit with many health benefits including the whole fruit. The fruit along with its peel Iand seeds has numerous benefits. It helps in promoting blood circulation, possesses anticancer activities etc. In this study we have used the pomegranate peel as the main bioactive ingredient. In today's era, people are shifting towards diet plans with nutritious and traditional food products. To meet the demands, we have incorporated the pomegranate peel powder to waffle cones made up of two types of different flour wheat and maida. Waffle is one of the many favorite food products for all age groups of people. It is mainly focused in making healthy waffles by incorporating pomegranate peel powder. It also has a lot of antioxidants and antibacterial effects to increase the shelf life of the product. We have analyzed the parameters of different proportions of waffle cone and finding out the best nutritious waffle cone. The optimized waffle showed less moisture content (0.4, 0.1, 0.25)as compared to the control samples, high in ash content (0.7, 0.3) and low in water activity (0.024, 0.017, 0.014).
Unique Paper ID: 35
Publication Volume & Issue: VOLUME 2 , ISSUE 1
Page(s): 18-20