From our previous study carried out on eight different hulled
barley cultivars (Sharma, Gujral, & Rosell, 2011) we selected the
barley cultivar PL-172 for cookie making because it contained
higher amount of total b-glucan (5.3 0.1 g/100 g flour) and is most
commonly grown in North India. Barley was dehusked as described
by Sharma and Gujral (2010b) and milled in a stone mill (Amar
Industries, Amritsar, India) to obtain whole barley flour