Development and Evaluation of Ready-to-Cook Premix of Modified Ashtaguna Manda- An Ayurvedic Nutraceutical Appetizer

Abstract

The science of life, Ayurveda touches upon all aspects of our living, including diet and nutrition. The Ayurvedic ‘Pathya Kalpana’ offers various recipes with usage guidance. There have been efforts to present some of these recipes in a contemporary form. Hereby we present a unique diet formulation ‘Ashtaguna Manda’ in a modified, yet classically rooted form. This was the pioneer effort in such modification as a ready-to-cook premix of Ashtaguna Manda. This study indicated that slight technology modification in conventional method yielded comparable outcomes in terms of physico-chemical characteristics as well as sensory evaluation. More such Ayurvedic diet recipes can be sought from Ayurveda treasure in future in a similar manner. The Ayurveda offers numerous tasty and health promoting diet recipes. The current era requires another aspect, i.e., ease of preparation. In the present work, we modified a traditional Ayurveda recipe, viz., Ashtaguna Manda and converted it in a ready-to-cook premix form. Care was taken to preserve principles of Ayurveda while creating a consumer-friendly product. The reconstituted product was also compared with the conventionally prepared one through analytical and sensory evaluation. It was observed that the premix as well as reconstituted modified Ashtaguna Manda was comparable to the conventionally prepared. Additionally, there was enhanced shelf life, ease of usage and good acceptability by end users. This study provides a lead towards incorporating many such treasured Ayurveda-based diet recipes to preserve health and manage diseases.