Formulation and Evaluation of Granola Bars Incorporated With Emulsion Based Iron Fortification
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Date
2024
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UMT.Lahore
Abstract
Granola bar, is considered to be the healthy snack choice, as a nutritious food product
can be consumed in daily diet, considered as a rich energy source. As cereals are known
to be mostly high in carbohydrates but can also be fortified with other vital
micronutrients. In the following research granola bars made from oats have been
fortified with iron incorporated in an emulsion based system, which is a required
essential micronutrient in human body involved in various critical functions such as
transport of oxygen and other physiological functions. As a healthy food choice granola
bars could also be the source of many essential nutrients as the research is mainly
focused on iron which is also highly prone to oxidation is incorporated in the granola
bars using emulsion technology to ensure its safe delivery and retention in the product
after cooking processes. A water-in-oil emulsion was used to encapsulate iron in the
dispersed phase, with oil as the continuous phase, and then incorporated in the granola
bars as a replacement of oil.