Development of nutritious supplementary biscuits from greengram dhal.

Four types of biscuits namely 'nankatai, 'melting moments'. 'tricolour biscuits' and 'salt biscuits' prepared using greengram dhal as per the standerdized specifications were analyzed for their proximate composition and protein digestibilities. The results showed that salt biscuits contained highest fibre (5.81 g) total minerals (11.2 g) phosphorus (175.30 mg) and moisture (5.83%) whereas, the 'melting moments' had more fat (52.27 g) and proteins (20.28 g). 'nankatai' contained more of calcium (66.10 mg) and carbohydrates, while the 'tricolour biscuits' contained higher iron contents than the other biscuits.