Chemical analysis of pasta
The results of nutritional analysis of millet-pomace based
pasta and control pasta are shown in Table 1. Non significant
(p < 0.05) difference was observed in moisture content
between pasta samples. Protein, fat and ash contents of samples
ranged from 10.16 to 11.60%, 1.6 to 0.60%, and 0.40 to0.80% respectively, while crude fiber content differs signifi-
cantly (p < 0.05) as shown in Table 1. Carbohydrate content
and energy value of developed functional pasta were high compared
to control. Dietary fiber content ranges from 8.47 to
16.71%. Minerals viz, calcium, iron and zinc content of developed
millet-pomace based pasta increased with respect to control.
This increase in mineral content could be due to addition
of millet flours and carrot pomace. Carotenoid content of
pasta samples differs significantly (p < 0.05) as shown in
Table 1. This difference in carotene content could be due to
addition of carrot pomace to the developed functional pasta.