Vol. 10, Special Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
Grishma, Kumar Nitin, Mandal Kesab, Jindal Uttam and Yadav KC

Abstract:
Experiments were conducted to study the market response about the Microwave dried Amla Flakes. The pieces (5 mm ± 5%) are dried by the process of Microwave Drying at power of 20W to 80W. The Amla Flakes were packed in LPDE packaging material. A survey was conducted with a set of questions in order to observe what people think about the consumption of Amla flakes like ‘How they got to know about it?’, ‘When they usually consume it?’ etc. It was observed that mostly people consume Amla Flakes in-between their meals and also that, they prefer home-made flakes more compared to market produced. Generally, people got to know about Amla Flakes from their Family, Friends and Relatives. Amla Flakes were found to be Sweet, Sour and Bitter at the same time by many. Furthermore, it was observed that Amla Flakes developed at 40W was liked the most by the panelists. People consume it on daily basis and they find it beneficial for the health.