Development of antiobesity herbal premix and its sensory evaluation

Abstract

Obesity is considered as one of the leading health problems in both India and world, which is the mother of all diseases. In the world of the nutrition, preventing obesity is typical and challenging due to ill eating practices or bad lifestyle habits. Natural herbs are purely natural in nature, as it is not containing any synthetic food items. The purpose of the study is to develop antiobesity herbal premix and assessment of Total dietary fibre content. Basically the premix was made from five major herbs namely Tulsi, Ginger, Cinnamon, Cardamom and Stevia. The premix was standardized on different ratio i.e., T1, T2, T3 and T4. The premix was standardized through sensory evaluation by trend panel members on 9-point hedonic scale. The best-selected premix was T2. Herbal premix can be beneficial for obesity and also for Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular diseases.