Pumpchi: Plant-Based Nutritious Nugget
Keywords:
Nugget, Nutritious, Plant-basedAbstract
The growing demand for healthier, plant-based, and sustainable foods has driven the development of Pumpkin Chickpea Nuggets as an alternative to conventional meat-based nuggets. This study seeks to formulate a nutritious nugget using pumpkin and chickpeas, and to evaluate its product quality, consumer acceptance, and commercialization potential. The development process includes ingredient selection, product formulation, processing, sensory evaluation, and market assessment. The nuggets are prepared, coated, and subjected to either baking or air-frying before sensory testing. Their distinctiveness is characterized by clean-label ingredients, natural colouring, and considerable potential to promote healthier diets, support local agriculture, and improve community well-being
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