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Title:

Malted Weaning Food.

Value Proposition:

The formulation based on millets has its own market appeal for infants and geriatrics.

Summary Application:
  • Ragi, the minor millet, has the uniqueness of being used for malting next only to barley
  • Malted ragi is a good source of protein, carbohydrates & other nutrients besides hydrolytic enzymes.
  • Used to reduce the dietary bulk of energy food & other supplementary foods.
Advantages:
  • Being low cost, it is ideally suited for weaning food.
Commercialization Status: Already Commercialised
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute
CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute[CSIR-CFTRI]
:  director[at]cftri[dot]res[dot]in
:91-821-2517760
:https://cftri.res.in
Industrial Applications: Nutrition [Food, Beverages, Tobacco]