Introduction of Soy Enriched Bakery Products among the Urban and Rural Bakers

Soy being a rich protein source, having various health benefits, an attempt was made to introduce soy based bakery products among the urban and rural mass in Coimbatore district. As a part of the study, bakers from urban and rural areas of Coimbatore district were given training on the preparation of soy based bakery products like biscuits (sweet & salt), bun, puff, cake etc. at the bakery unit of TNAU, Coimbatore. The soy enriched bakery products were prepared according to the standard recipe. As an impact of the training, three urban and a rural baker had introduced soy biscuits (sweet & salt), soy enriched cakes and buns at their bakery outlets in Coimbatore district. The feed back on the training was collected after post training. The bakers had expressed their satisfaction in introducing nutritious and novel products from the feed back.