PMID- 36832894 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230227 IS - 2304-8158 (Print) IS - 2304-8158 (Electronic) IS - 2304-8158 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 4 DP - 2023 Feb 14 TI - Development of Novel Foxtail Millet-Based Nutri-Rich Instant Noodles: Chemical and Quality Characteristics. LID - 10.3390/foods12040819 [doi] LID - 819 AB - Noodles are a popular snack mainly produced from wheat flour; however, the low contents of protein, minerals, and lysine are a concern. Therefore, this research developed nutri-rich instant noodles by using foxtail millet (FTM) (Setaria italic) flour to improve the contents of protein and nutrients and increase its commercial importance. FTM flour was mixed with wheat flour (Triticum aestivum) at a ratio of 0:100, 30:60, 40:50, and 50:40, and the samples were named as control, FTM30, FTM40, and FTM50 noodles, respectively. Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) and rice bran (Oryza sativa L.) flour were added at a percentage of 5% to all the composite noodles (FTM30, FTM40, and FTM50 noodles). The contents of biochemicals, minerals, and amino acids, as well as the organoleptic properties of the noodles, were examined and compared with wheat flour as a control. The results revealed that the carbohydrate (CHO) content of FTM50 noodles was significantly lower (p < 0.05) than all the developed and five commercial noodles named A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, and A-5. Moreover, the FTM noodles had significantly higher levels of protein, fiber, ash, calcium, and phosphorous than the control and commercial noodles. The percentage of lysine calculated protein efficiency ratio (PER), essential amino acid index (EAAI), biological value (BV), and chemical score (CS) of FTM50 noodles were also higher than that of the commercial noodles. The total bacterial count was nil for the FTM50 noodles, and the organoleptic properties were consistent with those of acceptable standards. The results could encourage the application of FTM flours for the development of variety and value-added noodles with enhanced level of nutrients. FAU - Meherunnahar, Mst AU - Meherunnahar M AD - Department of Food Engineering and Tea Technology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh. FAU - Ahmed, Tanvir AU - Ahmed T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7155-4444 AD - Department of Food Engineering and Tea Technology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh. FAU - Chowdhury, Razia Sultana AU - Chowdhury RS AD - Department of Food Engineering and Tea Technology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh. FAU - Miah, Mohammed Abdus Satter AU - Miah MAS AD - Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka 1205, Bangladesh. FAU - Sridhar, Kandi AU - Sridhar K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6174-0024 AD - Department of Food Technology, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education Deemed to be University, Coimbatore 641021, India. FAU - Inbaraj, Baskaran Stephen AU - Inbaraj BS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4301-7614 AD - Department of Food Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan. FAU - Hoque, Md Mozammel AU - Hoque MM AD - Department of Food Engineering and Tea Technology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh. FAU - Sharma, Minaxi AU - Sharma M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6493-5217 AD - Department of Applied Biology, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya 793101, India. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230214 PL - Switzerland TA - Foods JT - Foods (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101670569 PMC - PMC9957309 OTO - NOTNLM OT - amino acids OT - composite flour OT - foxtail millet OT - mushroom OT - noodles OT - wheat COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/02/26 06:00 MHDA- 2023/02/26 06:01 PMCR- 2023/02/14 CRDT- 2023/02/25 02:04 PHST- 2023/01/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/02/10 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/02/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/02/25 02:04 [entrez] PHST- 2023/02/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/02/26 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/02/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - foods12040819 [pii] AID - foods-12-00819 [pii] AID - 10.3390/foods12040819 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Foods. 2023 Feb 14;12(4):819. doi: 10.3390/foods12040819.