Vol. 12, Issue 3 (2023)

Author(s):
Jyoti Rani, NS Thakur, Pavneet Kaur, Pooja Soni, Aastha Verma and Manisha Thakur

Abstract:
Indian horse chestnut is a wild nut that is high in starch and has numerous medicinal properties. It contains toxic compounds known as saponins, which make it bitter and unfit for human consumption. Pre-treatments removed the saponin content of Indian horse chestnut mass. The edible mass of Indian horse chestnut was dried and milled into flour before being packed in various packaging materials and stored for six months under refrigerated (4-7 °C) and ambient (18-25 °C) storage conditions. The flour was packaged in aluminum laminated pouches with moisture and oxygen absorber. Aluminium laminated pouches with moisture and oxygen absorber in refrigerated condition showed minimum changes in physico-chemical, rheological and sensory characteristics.