World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

DEVEOLPMENT OF VITAMIN D RICH PRODUCT PREPARED FROM MUSHROOM POWDER

Pratima Bodh*, Mahak Sharma, Lakhvinder Kaur

ABSTRACT

Vitamin D is an essential vitamin that boosts the immune system and plays vital roles in human population. Low vitamin D status has been reported worldwide. Enhancement of foods with vitamin D can be one of the possible modes for improving the vitamin D status. Mushrooms are one of the few plant foods which contain ergosterol, a precursor to vitamin D2. The amount of vitamin D2 in mushrooms can be significantly increased by exposing mushrooms to ultraviolet (UV) light or in sunny areas. The objective of the study was to develop a vitamin D rich mushroom cookies by using sun dried mushroom powder with whole wheat flour. The mushroom cookies were prepared in two different concentrations (15% and 25%).Sensory evaluation was done by hedonic rating scale. Proximate analysis and vitamin D level content of mushroom cookies was done. The proximal data revealed that as the mushroom powder concentration increased the moisture, ash, protein, energy, fat content and the vitamin D content also increased. The study concluded that mushroom cookies with (15% incorporation of mushroom powder) was highly acceptable and could be beneficial in increasing the vitamin D status of the population.

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