Protein Rich Biscuits

Abstract

Baking industry occupies an important position among Indian food processing industries with an annual turnover of about Rs. 3000 crores. The spurt in the production of bakery products could be attributed to their advantages over other processed foods. Bakery products are ready to eat, convenient to use and posses satisfactory nutritional quality. India is the second largest producer of biscuits after USA. The biscuit industry in India comprises of organized and unorganised sectors. Bread and Biscuits form the major baked foods accounting for over 80% of total bakery products produced in the country. The quantities of bread and biscuits produced are more or less same, however, value of the biscuits is more than bread. The industry has traditionally been and largely continues to be in the unorganized sector contributing to over 70% of the total production. Bakery products once considered as sick man’s diet.