Development of health mix from silverbellies and their nutritional characteristics

Minced Silverbellies fish meat (Leiognathus sp.) was subjected to steam cooking and acid hydrolysis and dried to a moisture content of 6-7%. Fish meat powder obtained from both methods were separately incorporated at different percentages (10%, 15%, 20% and 25%) into a cereal mixture containing malted and roasted wheat and ragi powder. Prepared fish powder – cereal mixture were stored at ambient temperature and their storage characteristics like biochemical composition, nutritional, functional, microbiological parameters and organoleptical attributes were analyzed upto 90 days. Drinks prepared by using hydrolysed fish powder were organoleptically more acceptable, (P < 0.01)