ABSTRACT:
Maintenance of optimal nutrition and positive health of Population through assumed
nutrient intake continues to be a national priority. For a nation to be healthy, strong
and productive, the nutritional status of people must be good. Soymilk and tofu
production yields large quantities of agro waste (Okara).Okara is high in fiber
making it a potential nutritious food ingredients. The shelf life of only a day makes its
difficult to work with in large scale operations. in the new millennium we are
witnessing the upward trend in nutritional and health awareness which has increased
the consumer demand for functional foods. Keeping this in view industry is forced to
bring nutritionally products in the market with acceptable sensory Characteristics.
The present investigation was made with an attempt to develop a cake by using wheat
and soya waste Okara. Control soya waste cake was incorporated with T0 without
okara (100% wheat flour),T1 Was incorporated with 25% Okara flour,T2 was
incorporated with 50% Okara flour. T3 was incorporated with 75% Okara flour. The
soya waste cake samples of different treatments and control Chemical analysis fat
percentage, protein, moisture, ash, and carbohydrate was done for estimating its
Nutritional Content and safety and organoleptic characteristics like (flavour and
taste, body and texture, colour and appearance) by trained panellist using 9 point
hedonic scale. Thus as far as product acceptability, it is judged by Organoleptic
evaluation. These studies demonstrate that okara can be used to increase the value of
the agro waste.