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Nutritional value of germinated wheat and soybean based supplementary foods

An experiment was conducted to develop and evaluate energy and protein rich supplementary foods. Products namely Seviyan, Halwa, Pinjiri and Pinni were developed using combinations of germinated wheat and soybean and carrot powder for 4-6 years old children. Organoleptic evaluation, proximate principles, carotene, iron and calcium were determined using standardized methods.