Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Vaishali Matpathi, Jayashri Mahadev Swamy, Vijay Kumar and DB Puranik

Abstract:
The research was carried out to evaluate the nutritional virtues of geriatric food by employing bioassay’s studies of geriatric health beverage. Geriatric health beverage was prepared by using cow milk, ragi malt (2, 4 and 6%) whey protein concentrate (3, 5 and 10%), lactoferrin (15, 20 and 25 ppm), bacteriocins (10, 15 and 20 ppm), and probiotics (L. acidophilus LA5 and B. bifidum BB12 (1:1) (Mixed culture at, 2, 3 and 4%) which was To evaluate the nutritional virtues of geriatric food by employing bioassay’s study of geriatric health beverage. Finally, based on these characteristics, geriatric health beverage was prepared. The study concluded that the geriatric health beverage prepared using cow milk, ragi malt (4 percent), whey protein concentrate (3, 5, and 10 percent), Lactoferrin, Bacteriocin, sugar (6, 8, 10%) and probiotics (2, 3, 4%) provided excellent nutritional values by employing bioassay studies.