1Division of Livestock Products Technology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Dairy Technology Division, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
3National Research Centre on Meat, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
*Corresponding author: SK Mendiratta; Email: mendiratta_65@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 19 July, 2017.
In the present study, production cost of mutton nuggets formulated with pre-optimized level of flaxseed flour (8%) (T-1), blend of essential oils (0.25%) (T-2) and their selected combination (4% flaxseed flour + 0.25% blend of essential oils) (T-3) were studied in comparison to that of the control. Optimization of levels for flaxseed flour and blend of essential oils was done under different experiments based on sensory attributes and those having sensory status closer to control were selected. It was found that the production cost of 1 kg product was 428.16, 392.41, 436.01 and 418.16 for control, flaxseed, essential oil (EO) and combination of flaxseed and essential oil incorporated mutton nuggets, respectively. Thus, it was concluded that formulation with 8% flaxseed flour at the cost of lean meat was most economic among the various other combinations.
Mutton nuggets, essential oils, cost production, economic cost
