Vol. 11, Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Harish Thulsidhar, Bhuvaneshwari, SL Jagadeesh, VM Chandrashekhar, Deepa Terdal, Palpandian Preethi and Sanikommu Vijay Rakesh Reddy

Abstract:
Pomegranate seed is a major byproduct from pomegranate fruit juice industries which goes unused most of the time. Beyond its pharmaceuticals uses the potential bioactive phytochemical constitution of pomegranate seed and defatted soybean made to use them as a substitute for functional ingredients in food industries. In the present study, Pomegranate seed powder (PSP) and defatted soybean flour (DSF) based cookies were prepared and its efficacy on glycemic activity at serum level were tested with two concentrations i.e., 5 g and 10 g/rat/day in diabetic and non-diabetic induced rats upto 21 days. Compared to their respective initial observations, serum glucose, cholesterol and haemoglobin levels were influenced positively (-32.43%, -36.99% and +40.94% respectively) in G₆ group of rats i.e., laboratory diet + 10 g cookies/rat/day at the end of experimental period (21 days). Though PSP and DSF incorporated cookies reduced the serum glucose, cholesterol levels and increased haemoglobin content in diabetic and non-diabetic rats, it maintained their levels at recommended range invariable to the dosage of cookies.