• P.Ramalakshmi
• Dr.P.Annapoorani

Medicinal plants play vital role in disease prevention due to presence of phytochemical constituents. The natural and unique medicinal plants are used for curing various diseases without causing any side effects. Evolvulus alsinoides L. is a forb species that is highly valued in traditional medicine for its memory - enhancing effects, and a range of other ethanomedicinal properties. It contains evolvulin, evolvulic acids and gave the highest content of total phenol, total flavonoid, total alkaloid and saponin. So it had the highest anti-oxidant, anti-hypertensive and anti-depression properties. The study was conducted to improve the nutritional qualities of cookies with incorporation of different levels of Evolvulus alsinoides L powder from 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% and examined for its physical and chemical composition. The proximate composition of cookies enriched with Evolvulus alsinoides L powder from 5 to 20% indicated that crude fibre increased from 1.15% to 2.02% and ash content 1.21% to 2.16%. The incorporation of Evolvulus alsinoides L powder in cookies lowered the lightness and yellowness but increased browness of cookies. Sensory evaluation of cookies concluded that the cookies prepared with addition of 10% Evolvulus alsinoides L powder were more acceptable as compared to others.

Evolvulus alsinoides, Cookies, Nutitional evaluation, Sensory evaluation

"Nutritional Evaluation of Cookies Enriched with Vishnukranthi (Evolvulus alsinoides L.) Powder", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 12, page no.f119-f125, December-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2212517.pdf

"Nutritional Evaluation of Cookies Enriched with Vishnukranthi (Evolvulus alsinoides L.) Powder", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 12, page no. ppf119-f125, December-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2212517.pdf