N. Jayalakshmi ¹, S. Neelakantan ¹

Affiliations
1 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, IN

Abstract

Nutrition is the most important single factor which affects the health and well-being of man. Food facts and faulty food habits are the important contributory causes for the wide prevalence of malnutrition among preschool children, expectant and nursing mothers in developing countries. Food beliefs, fads and prejudices are important social factors which are known to influence the choice of foods of many population groups in different regions of the country. Food beliefs which are positively harmful and detrimental to good nutrition have to be discouraged.

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N. Jayalakshmi ¹, S. Neelakantan ¹

Affiliations
1 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, IN

Abstract

The socio-economic status is the non-nutritional casual factor which greatly influences the nutritional status of a community. The percapita income, family size, educational status of the housewife and social status of the family play a role on the consumption of food stuffs which inturn contribute to the wellbeing of an individual.

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S. Kanchana ¹, S. Neelakantan ¹, P. Banumathi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai - 625104, IN

Abstract

The current national production of soybean is around 9,81,900 tonnes in 13,01,400 hectares area. Soybean being referred to frequently as 'golden bean' or 'wonder bean' can be considered as a boon to solve protein malnutrition. The demand for soy products is consistently increasing in India as they have great potential in solving the deficiency of both energy and proteins. Soybean may become an ideal supplement because of its high protein and fat content.

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S. Kanchana ¹, S. Neelakantan ¹, P. Banumathi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai-625 104, IN

Abstract

Soybean is becoming increasingly popular in India and great efforts are being made to increase the soybean area in Tamil Nadu for the past two to three years. Soybean is not only an oilseed crop but it is also a high protein leguminous crop. The main drawback of using soybean with respect to Indian palate is its unpleasant beany flavour.

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N. Jayalakshmi ¹, S. Neelakantan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, IN

Abstract

Soyabean is one of the cheapest sources of protein available today. It can be easily cultivated in a short duration of 80 to 90 days and it grows well on almost all types of soils both under irrigated and rainfed conditions In Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, the total area under cultivation of soyabean during 1983-84 was 615, 800 and 1,57,237 hectares and the production of soyabean was 4,40,300 and 1,17,369 tonnes respectively.

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S. Neelakantan

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The book is a very good compilation of information on various aspects of vegetable processing. The same authors have earlier brought out the book 'Commercial Fruit Processing' and both these put together give an overview of the entire fruit and vegetable processing industry and the operations concerned from harvesting to storage of the finished product.

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S. Neelakantan

Abstract

The book provides an exhaustive and useful technical information on the U. S. patent literature accumulated in the subject of fish and shell fish processing since 1960.

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