Biscuit is India’s largest industry amongst food industries, with an estimated production of 70, 000 tonnes and cost of three thousand billions US Dollar. Biscuit along with bread forms major baked food accounting to over 30% and 50% respectively of total bakery products produced in the country. The industries have been established in organized and unorganized sectors contributing equal share. ...

L. amylophilus GV6 was studied for production of L(+) lactic acid in single step fermentation using starchy substrates. Seven types of inexpensive organic nitrogen supplements (flour of pigeon pea, red lentil gram, black gram, bengal gram, green gram, soya bean and baker’s yeast) were evaluated for their potential to replace more expensive commercial nitrogen sources, peptone and yeast extract....

A model for spontaneous tumour formation in the rat pancreas is described that requires neither cocarcinogens nor dietary manipulation. Short term hypercholecystokininaemia, when induced by raw soya flour feeding, induces benign and malignant tumours of the rat pancreas. Pancreaticobiliary diversion (PBD) results in hypercholecystokininaemia and in the short term, pancreatic hyperplasia. Longte...

Corn (Zea mays) is principally eaten in black Africa in the form of a sour meal. The method of preparation in Nigeria consists of steeping corn in water, then wet-milling, and finally allowing it to turn sour (usually about 0.5% total titrable acidity) by natural fermentation. This product, known as "ogi," is then boiled into a porridge or pap called "agidi" having 8' to 10% total solids. Schwe...

The overall development of silkworm larvae depends on getting the required food which can be easily digested and assimilated in the body tissues properly for the silk synthesis. Keeping this in view, an attempt has been made to increase the growth of young silkworm Bombyx mori. This is ensured through supplementation of food additives, intern biochemical constituents of worm. The results of the...