Optimization Of Sun-Dried Moringa Olifera Flower Powder Incorporated Chappathi Using Response Surface Methodology

Wheat is one of the staple foods of the majority of Indian population. Whole wheat flour is mainly used for preparation of Chappathi. Drumstick flower has various medicinal properties like used to treat cold and anaemia and report to contain powerful antibiotic pterygospermin which has fungicidal properties. Hence the present study is undertaken to process drumstick flower into powder and analyzing the physiochemical properties and nutritive value of the powder and determine the optimal levels of wheat flour and sun dried drumstick flower powder (SD-DFP) using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) for acceptable Chappathi considering diameter, cooking time, weight, kneading time and overall acceptability as a response variables. Results revealed that, Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was applied for optimization, the multiple regression was used to get optimum levels and it was found that desirable values of diameter (15.24cm), cooking time (1.45min), weight (95.49gm), kneading time (4.20 min) and overall acceptability (7.72) was obtained for the corresponding optimum condition of wheat flour (95gm) and sun dried drumstick flower powder (5gm). Hence it is concluded that RSM was used successfully to optimize the level of wheat flour and sun dried drumstick flower powder for the development of value added chapathi.