Formulation and Quality Evaluation of Ready-to-Reconstitute Value Added Health Mix Using Navara Rice (Shastika Shali)

Navara rice, a highly ethnic Oryza species known for its medicinal properties and used in various ayurvedic treatments to cure numerous diseases. Navara rice has played an inevitable part in ayurvedic medicine since the 15th century. This brown rice variety was predominantly used in Panchakarma treatment and for other pathological states like snake bites, psoriasis, ulcers, urinary tract disorders etc., The value-added health mix was evaluated with comparison to control (100% raw rice) and the best accepted variation treatment (T5 – 100% Navara rice) to analyze the physico-chemical and nutritional properties. The developed health mix was rich in energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, iron, and ash. The protein (30.3g/100g) and iron (4.89mg/100g) content of the health mix was double when compared to control.

Renu Agarwal*1 and Anu Priya N2 Click here to download file

Research Article | Published online : 18-Aug-2023