Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
SV Anadani, SH Akbari, Anurag Nema and Amee Ravani

Abstract:
The “miracle tree” Bael (Aegle marmelos) is native to India and a sacred tree to Hindus. It has got immense medicinal properties and one of the most neglected and underutilized tree. Bael fruit is high in nutrition and it exhibits antibacterial, antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti hyperlipidaemic, antihyperlipidemic, antidiarrhoeal, antidysentric, anticancer, antiviral, antiulcer properties. Rajasthani local variety of ripe bael fruits were used for development of bael fruit powder with two standardized drying methods i.e. tray drying and green house drying. Bael powder enriched food product i.e. cookies were developed by replacing refined wheat flour with bael fruit powder at different levels. 7.5% level of incorporation of tray dried bael powder cookies and 5% level incorporation of green house dried bael powder cookies gave highest score.