{"id":32695,"date":"2026-04-13T14:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/?p=32695"},"modified":"2026-04-16T07:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:59:13","slug":"development-and-evaluation-of-value-added-snack-bars-using-orange-peel-and-pomace-powder-for-sustainable-nutrition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/development-and-evaluation-of-value-added-snack-bars-using-orange-peel-and-pomace-powder-for-sustainable-nutrition\/","title":{"rendered":"Development and Evaluation of Value-Added Snack Bars Using Orange Peel and Pomace Powder for Sustainable Nutrition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32695\" class=\"elementor elementor-32695\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edaf87e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edaf87e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3afca65\" data-id=\"3afca65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eca9f73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eca9f73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edumania-An International Multidisciplinary Journal<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38d492e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38d492e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vol-04, Issue-2 (Apr-Jun 2026)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d45a1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d45a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An International scholarly\/ academic journal, peer-reviewed\/ refereed journal, ISSN : 2960-0006<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d16de3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d16de3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e341cd\" data-id=\"0e341cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c79d57b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c79d57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Development and Evaluation of Value-Added Snack Bars Using Orange Peel and Pomace Powder for Sustainable Nutrition\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d8ab2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d8ab2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Kaur, Hamita Preet<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;\">1<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> and Singh, Uttara<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; 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elementor-repeater-item-ca158ed  active show\" id=\"content-ca158ed69ecd1ecad4ac\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-ca158ed69ecd1ecad4ac-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Abstract<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Substantial amounts of by-products are generated during citrus processing, especially in the form of orange peels and pomace, which are most commonly considered as waste materials. However, orange peel and pomace are rich sources of dietary fibre, minerals, and bioactive compounds, suggesting a wide range of possibilities for their use in the development of value-added products. The present study was undertaken with an interest to explore the nutritional and functional applicability of orange peel and pomace powder in the preparation of an acceptable and nutrient-enriched snack product.\u00a0 Orange peel and pomace were dried under controlled conditions using a hot air oven and subsequently ground into fine powder. To assess their application in food product formulation, snack bars were developed by partially replacing rice flakes flour with a 1:1 mixture of orange peel and pomace powder at substitution levels of 5, 10, 15, and 20%, along with a control sample without substitution. Sensory evaluation of the developed snack bars was carried out using a nine-point hedonic scale to assess taste, appearance, aroma, colour, texture, and overall acceptability. Based on the sensory evaluation results, the most preferred formulation was selected and subjected to biochemical analysis, and its proximate composition and mineral content were evaluated in comparison with the control sample using standard analytical methods. The sensory analysis revealed that the addition of orange peel and pomace powder at different levels of substitution was not detrimental to the acceptability of the product. Among the different formulations, the snack bars with 20% flour substitution achieved the highest overall acceptability score. Biochemical analysis of the most preferred snack bar formulation, when compared with the control sample, indicated a significant improvement in the nutritional quality of the value-added snack bar with respect to crude fibre, total dietary fibre, calcium, and potassium. In addition, the developed snack bar exhibited decreased values of fat and moisture content, indicating an improved nutritional profile and better stability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The study indicated that orange by-products can be effectively added to the formulation of value-added products to improve their nutritional value without compromising sensory attributes. These findings suggest that citrus by-products can be effectively used as functional ingredients, contributing to sustainable food production, food waste valorization, and improved public health nutrition.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Keywords: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Orange peel, orange pomace, Value-added products, Functional ingredient, Food waste valorization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-62e3348 \" id=\"content-62e334869ecd1ecad4ac\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-62e334869ecd1ecad4ac-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Author Profile<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Hamita Preet Kaur<\/strong> is a Post Graduate Student in the Department of Foods and Nutrition at Government Home Science College, Sector 10-D, Chandigarh, affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh. Her academic interests include functional foods, food product development, nutritional evaluation, and sustainable utilization of food processing by-products. Her postgraduate research focuses on the development of value-added food products using agro-industrial waste to enhance dietary fibre and mineral content while promoting sustainable nutrition and food waste valorisation. She has been actively involved in research related to sensory evaluation, proximate analysis, and functional ingredient incorporation, with a keen interest in consumer-oriented food innovation.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><strong>Dr. Uttara Singh<\/strong> is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Foods and Nutrition at Government Home Science College, Sector 10-D, Chandigarh, affiliated to Panjab University, Chandigarh. She completed her B.Sc. (Home Science) from Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology in 2005, followed by an M.Sc. in Food Science and Nutrition from Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology in 2007. She obtained her Ph.D. in Food and Nutrition from Punjab Agricultural University in 2011. Dr. Uttara Singh has several years of experience in teaching and guiding postgraduate research in food science and nutrition. Her areas of interest include functional foods, dietary fibre enrichment, nutritional quality assessment, food product development, and sustainable nutrition. She has supervised postgraduate dissertations related to community and clinical nutrition, including studies on dietary intake, nutritional status, lifestyle-related disorders, and knowledge, attitude, and practices of different population groups. She has also guided research on the development and evaluation of value-added food products using cereals, legumes, fruits, and agro-industrial by-products such as orange peel and pomace. Through her academic work, she continues to support applied nutrition research and student mentorship.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-e351830 \" id=\"content-e35183069ecd1ecad4ac\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-e35183069ecd1ecad4ac-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Impact Statement<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The current investigation contributes to the field of sustainable nutrition and responsible food innovation by demonstrating the effective application of orange peel and pomace, two commonly underutilized by-products of citrus processing, in the formulation of value-added snack bars. By enhancing the dietary fibre and mineral content while preserving a high degree of sensory acceptability, the research effectively tackles both nutritional enhancement and the valorisation of food waste. Research findings advocate for the creation of affordable, nutrient-rich snack alternatives that cater to health-conscious consumers, particularly among younger demographics in search of convenient functional foods. Furthermore, this investigation fosters sustainable food systems by promoting the transformation of agro-industrial waste into functional ingredients, thereby alleviating environmental burdens. This research aligns with multidisciplinary methodologies aimed at innovation and social responsibility by integrating food science, nutrition, and sustainability, and it provides valuable insights for prospective product development, industry implementation, and public health-oriented food strategies.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Research findings advocate for the creation of affordable, nutrient-rich snack alternatives that cater to health-conscious consumers, particularly among younger demographics in search of convenient functional foods. Furthermore, this investigation fosters sustainable food systems by promoting the transformation of agro-industrial waste into functional ingredients, thereby alleviating environmental burdens. This research aligns with multidisciplinary methodologies aimed at innovation and social responsibility by integrating food science, nutrition, and sustainability, and it provides valuable insights for prospective product development, industry implementation, and public health-oriented food strategies.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-bb8dae5 \" id=\"content-bb8dae569ecd1ecad4ac\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-bb8dae569ecd1ecad4ac-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Cite This Article<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">APA Style (7th Ed.): Kaur, H. P., &amp; Singh, U. (2026). Development and evaluation of value-added snack bars using orange peel and pomace powder for sustainable nutrition. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Edumania-An International Multidisciplinary Journal, 4<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(2), 180\u2013204. <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59231\/edumania\/9204\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59231\/edumania\/9204<\/span><\/a><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Chicago Style (17th Ed.): Kaur, Hamita Preet, and Uttara Singh. &#8220;Development and Evaluation of Value-Added Snack Bars Using Orange Peel and Pomace Powder for Sustainable Nutrition.&#8221; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Edumania-An International Multidisciplinary Journal<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> 4, no. 2 (2026): 180\u2013204. <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59231\/edumania\/9204\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59231\/edumania\/9204<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">MLA Style (9th Ed.): Kaur, Hamita Preet, and Uttara Singh. &#8220;Development and Evaluation of Value-Added Snack Bars Using Orange Peel and Pomace Powder for Sustainable Nutrition.&#8221; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Edumania-An International Multidisciplinary Journal<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, vol. 4, no. 2, 2026, pp. 180\u2013204. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">International Council for Education Research and Training<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59231\/edumania\/9204\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; 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background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">DOI: <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59231\/edumania\/9204\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59231\/edumania\/9204<\/span><\/a><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Subject: Foods and Nutrition \/ Sustainable Food Technology<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Page Numbers: 180\u2013204<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d774eb\" data-id=\"8d774eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba8a2e1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba8a2e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Received: Jan 12, 2026<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Accepted: Feb 24, 2026<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Published: Apr 10, 2026<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6758228 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6758228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Thematic Classification: Sustainable Nutrition, Food Waste Valorization, Value-Added Product Development, and Functional Foods.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ae00d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ae00d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ffdff8\" data-id=\"6ffdff8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29030c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e29030c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction \n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a5c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15a5c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">In the current post-pandemic era, consumer concerns and preferences are increasingly emphasizing health and wellness. Along these lines, consumer interest in foods that are able to serve nutritional needs while also offering complementary health benefits, in addition to being easy to prepare and consume, has increased <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.e7neo6tf530e\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Shetty et al., 2025)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. These foods are commonly known as functional foods and can be generally described as \u201cfoods that demonstrate potential health benefits beyond basic nutritional value and are able to influence one or more target functions in a positive manner beyond traditional nutritional requirements, thereby enhancing health status and reducing the risk of disease\u201d <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.9upw2pyrv69\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Diplock et al., 1999)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Among these functional foods, snack bars are gaining considerable popularity. These products are generally consumed between meals to manage hunger and maintain energy or stamina levels <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.bhe817tkq4os\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Zahra et al., 2025)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. Owing to increasing consumer interest in convenient and healthy food options, the demand for snack bars has shown positive growth in the global market <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.aazeumc2645b\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Abbas et al., 2025)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. In 2024, the global market for nutritional bars demonstrated remarkable growth, with an estimated value of approximately USD 7.4 billion, and is projected to reach USD 13.2 billion by 2034, registering a compound annual growth rate of 6.1 percent <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.avs1ks4n4ps5\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Barakat et al., 2025)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. This expansion reflects rising health awareness and an increasing demand for convenient nutritional solutions. Furthermore, the global functional food market is expected to reach USD 441.66 billion by 2028, with nutritional bars, including protein, energy, meal replacement, and specialty formulations such as gluten-free, organic, and plant-based products, constituting a significant segment of this market <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.avs1ks4n4ps5\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Barakat et al., 2025)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">This ever-increasing demand for innovative and healthy food materials has resulted in a lot of attention being focused on the discovery of innovative food ingredients and sustainable food processing techniques <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.5ihjbz15tz3d\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Kausar et al., 2025)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. The versatility of food bars allows for the incorporation of a wide range of ingredients. This increase in the demand for healthy foods has led to a focus on the use of fruit by-products as healthy food ingredients <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.onbv54t3jad0\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Benvenutti et al., 2025)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Many by-products derived from the cereal, fruit, and vegetable sectors are rich in dietary fibre, and this fibre serves as a major factor in maintaining human health <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.hij4d18u3yrc\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Iqbal et al., 2022)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. Fruit pomace, in particular, is rich in nutritional values, such as vitamins, minerals, dietary fibres, and polyphenols, in comparison to fruit juices, and its utilization is relatively low <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.wi8yes9wa7gi\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Mahajan et al., 2025)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. Among the different ways to reuse fruit by-products, processing them into flours or powders has proven to be beneficial due to improved storage stability and extended shelf life in food applications. Although alternative uses such as composting, bioethanol production, or extraction of bioactive compounds are possible, converting fruit by-products into flours or powders offers the added advantage of complete utilization for direct food applications <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.onbv54t3jad0\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Benvenutti et al., 2025)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Citrus by-products constitute a valuable and underexploited reservoir of high-value bioactive compounds, especially phenolic compounds, which present substantial opportunities for advancements in food innovation and feedstock valorization (<\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.8o4vu1eq8sac\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Dellapina et al., 2025<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">). The process of juice extraction yields a considerable quantity of solid waste, which includes peels, pomace, and seeds, collectively accounting for approximately 50\u221260% of the entirety of the fruit <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.pnoc0e7gfkub\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Dikmetas et al., 2025)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. Citrus pomace is abundant in phenolics, flavonoids, organic acids, and dietary fibre. The phenolic compounds exhibit a diverse range of biological activities, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-proliferative properties <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.t11hn8t1ro73\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Hu et al., 2022)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. The waste generated from citrus includes the peel, which is categorized into the outer peel (flavedo) and the inner peel (albedo), along with the internal tissue and seeds. Orange peel waste possesses a high moisture content and is notably rich in polysaccharides, including cellulose, hemicellulose, pectin, lignin, mono- and di-saccharides, proteins, polyphenols, and essential oils <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.sa038o4kfwe8\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Manakas et al., 2025)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Furthermore, orange peel is recognized as a significant source of natural pigments and flavoring agents within the food sector, particularly in the manufacturing of confections, baked products, and beverages. Beyond its culinary applications, orange peel has been investigated for alternative uses, including the production of biofuels and biochemicals, thereby underscoring its multifunctionality as a valuable by-product <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.4flpyiu4bf7k\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Tahir et al., 2023)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. Orange pomace has been employed as a partial replacement for maize in broiler feed, as a source of essential oils, and as a primary material in the synthesis of citric acid, pectinase enzymes, sunflower oil refinement, and the formulation of gluten-free bread, bakery items, and extruded food products <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.630mnm89nr33\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Oduntan and Arueya, 2019)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. However, studies examining their combined application in snack bar development remain limited. Therefore, the present study aims to develop and evaluate value-added snack bars enriched with orange peel and pomace powder, with emphasis on sensory acceptability and nutritional enhancement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Material and Methods&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Procurement of Orange Peel and Orange Pomace<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Fresh oranges (<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Citrus sinensis<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">) were acquired from the local marketplace situated in Sector 15, Chandigarh. Only fully mature, fresh, and unblemished oranges were chosen to guarantee the integrity of the raw materials utilized in this investigation. The oranges underwent a meticulous washing process with clean, potable water to eliminate surface contaminants, debris, and potential pesticide residues. The peel was carefully removed from the fruit by hand, ensuring that no residual pulp remained attached. Juice was extracted utilizing a Maharaja White line Odacio Plus 550-Watt Juicer Mixer Grinder, and the solid byproduct obtained post juice extraction was collected as orange pomace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&nbsp;Processing of Orange Peel and Pomace<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The segregated orange peel and pomace underwent a series of procedural transformations into powdered form, with the intention of preserving their nutritional and functional attributes. The peel was meticulously diced into small, homogenous pieces to enhance the efficiency of the drying process, whereas the pomace was distributed uniformly to facilitate consistent moisture extraction. Both the peel and pomace were subjected to drying in a hot air oven regulated at 60\u00b0C over a period of 7 hours, a temperature strategically chosen based on published literature to promote effective dehydration while concurrently minimizing the loss of essential nutrients. During the drying phase, the materials were arranged on distinct trays to ensure optimal air circulation and were systematically monitored to guarantee uniform drying. Upon completion of the drying process, the materials were allowed to equilibrate to ambient temperature within a desiccator to prevent moisture reabsorption. The dehydrated peel and pomace were subsequently processed into fine powders utilizing a Lifelong Mixer Grinder (LLMG23) and were thereafter sieved to achieve a consistent particle size. The resultant powders were promptly transferred to low-density polyethylene zip lock bags and preserved under refrigeration at approximately 4\u00b0C until they were required for further applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Standardization and Development of Value-Added Snack Bars<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The standardization and development of value-added snack bars were undertaken to create a product that is both nutritionally enriched and palatable, utilizing roasted rice flakes flour and jaggery as the primary constituents. The inclusion of almonds, cashews, and dried dates was implemented to enhance texture, flavor, and the overall sensory characteristics of the product. The preparation of the snack bars involved a partial substitution of rice flakes flour with a 1:1 blend of orange peel powder and orange pomace powder at varying levels of 5, 10, 15, and 20 percent, alongside a control formulation that contained no substitutions. The specific ratios of rice flakes flour, orange peel powder, and orange pomace powder utilized in the various formulations are presented in Table 1. The roasting process of the ingredients significantly enhanced flavor and crispness, while the jaggery syrup, created using a water-to-jaggery ratio of 2:3, functioned as a natural binding agent, thereby ensuring structural integrity. The amounts of ingredients employed in both the control and experimental snack bar formulations are presented in Table 2.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Table 1: Proportion of Snack Bars<\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left: 0pt;\" align=\"left\">\n<table style=\"border: none; border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"84\">\n<col width=\"123\">\n<col width=\"86\">\n<col width=\"83\">\n<col width=\"83\">\n<col width=\"83\">\n<col width=\"83\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 29.9pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">S. No.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Ingredient<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Control<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sample 1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sample 2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sample 3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sample 4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30.9pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Roasted Rice Flakes Flour<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">100%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">95%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">90%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">85%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">80%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30.9pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Orange Peel Powder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.50%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">5%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.50%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">10%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30.9pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Orange Pomace Powder<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.50%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">5%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.50%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">10%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Table 2: Ingredients Used for the Preparation of Snack Bars<\/span><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left: 0pt;\" align=\"left\">\n<table style=\"border: none; border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"172\">\n<col width=\"92\">\n<col width=\"91\">\n<col width=\"91\">\n<col width=\"91\">\n<col width=\"87\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 31.2pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Ingredients (g)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Control<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sample 1 (5%)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sample 2 (10%)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sample 3 (15%)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sample 4 (20%)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 31.2pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Cashew&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 31.2pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Almonds&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 31.2pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Dried dates&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 31.2pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Roasted rice flake flour&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">100<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">95<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">90<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">85<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">80<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 31.2pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Jaggery&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">80<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">80<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">80<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">80<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">80<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 31.2pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Water (mL) (for syrup, 2:3 ratio)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">120<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">120<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">120<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">120<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">120<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 31.2pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Orange peel powder&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 31.2pt;\">\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Orange pomace powder&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Preparation of Value-Added Snack Bars<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The formulation of value-added snack bars was executed in accordance with the standardized methodology depicted in Figure 1. Rice flakes underwent a dry roasting process in a pan for a duration of 4 to 5 minutes until achieving a crisp texture, thereby ensuring uniform roasting to augment both flavor and texture. Subsequently, the roasted rice flakes were ground into a fine flour and set aside for later use. Almonds and cashews were finely chopped and subjected to dry roasting over low heat for 5 to 6 minutes until they emitted an aromatic scent, thereby enhancing both crunchiness and flavor. Jaggery was dissolved in water at a 2:3 ratio of jaggery to water and heated until the syrup attained the consistency characteristic of the thread stage. The flour derived from roasted rice flakes was meticulously mixed with the roasted nuts and dried dates, after which the hot jaggery syrup was incorporated, and the mixture was folded uniformly to ensure adequate binding. The resultant mixture was transferred into moulds, subjected to firm pressing, and levelled to realize the desired shape an <\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">compact structure. The snack bars were allowed to set under refrigerated conditions overnight, subsequent to which&nbsp; they were demoulded and prepared for consequent analytical evaluation. All experimental samples were developed utilizing the similar procedure, <\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">with rice flakes flour being partially substituted at proportions of 5, 10, 15, and 20 percent through the use of a 1:1 blend of orange peel powder and orange pomace powder.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6a450d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6a450d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0b0209\" data-id=\"b0b0209\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42acce7\" data-id=\"42acce7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a66936a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a66936a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-82.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32841\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-82.png 398w, https:\/\/icert.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-82-280x300.png 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201fd15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"201fd15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Figure 1: A Flowchart Illustrating the Preparation of Value-added Snack Bars<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e7b5b2\" data-id=\"8e7b5b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a3881f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a3881f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c993df9\" data-id=\"c993df9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b44726d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b44726d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sensory Evaluation of Value-added Snack Bars<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sensory evaluation is essential in ascertaining the acceptability and overall quality of food products. In the current investigation, a sensory assessment was conducted on waffles, snack bars, biscuits, and cupcakes that were formulated with varying levels of orange peel and orange pomace powder incorporation, specifically at 5, 10, 15, and 20 percent. This evaluation provided insights into consumer preferences and the impact of the incorporation of citrus by-products on product quality. Essential sensory attributes including taste, aroma, texture, appearance, and colour were meticulously examined, as these factors exert a significant influence on consumer perception and acceptance.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">A panel consisting of 12 trained and semi-trained evaluators was established for the sensory evaluation. Prior to the evaluation process, the panelists were thoroughly acquainted with the evaluation methodology and scoring criteria to ensure consistency in judgment and to mitigate potential biases during the assessment. Based on the outcomes of the sensory evaluation, the formulation that attained the highest overall acceptability score was selected for further analysis, and its proximate composition, dietary fibre, and mineral content were analyzed.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Estimation of Proximate Composition, Dietary Fibre, and Mineral Content of Control and Most Acceptable Value-added Snack Bar<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The proximate analysis of the selected snack bar formulation was performed utilizing standard analytical methodologies as described by <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.u7w3wpri6fo1\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">AOAC (2000)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. The carbohydrate composition was ascertained employing the difference method, which involves subtracting the cumulative percentage of moisture, ash, protein, fat, and crude fibre from a total of 100 <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.tva1vju5y6y4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Ani and Abel, 2018)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. The total dietary fibre was assessed utilizing the enzymatic\u2013gravimetric technique as specified by <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.qoh0fyuqjx0a\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Kumar et al. (2014)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. The calcium concentration was evaluated through the standard titrimetric approach as stipulated by <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.u7w3wpri6fo1\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">AOAC (2000)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. The potassium concentration was ascertained subsequent to the acid digestion of the sample, in accordance with the methodology detailed by <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.kxobeutv439g\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Allen (1989)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.6.1 Moisture\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The evaluation of moisture levels was performed by employing the standard analytical method as specified by the <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.u7w3wpri6fo1\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">AOAC (2000)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Procedure: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">A sample weighing ten grams was precisely measured in a petri dish and subjected to drying in an oven maintained at a temperature of 105\u00b0C for a duration of six hours or until a consistent weight was achieved. The sample was subsequently weighed following its cooling in desiccators.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-left: 35.95pt; text-indent: -0.04999999999999716pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.04999999999999716pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Moisture (%)= <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Loss in weight (in grams)<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Weight of the sample (in grams)<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00d7100<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.6.2 Crude Protein<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The total nitrogen concentration was assessed using a standardized approach as outlined by <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.u7w3wpri6fo1\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">AOAC (2000)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. The estimation of crude protein was performed employing a conversion factor of 6.25.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Reagents:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 43.099999999999994pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Hydrochloric acid (N\/100)\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 43.099999999999994pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Boric acid (4%)\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 43.099999999999994pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sodium hydroxide (40%)\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 43.099999999999994pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Digestion mixture: 10 grams of K2SO4, 0.5 grams of CuSO4\u00b75H2O, and 2 grams of FeSO4.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 43.099999999999994pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Mixed indicator solution: A solution was prepared by dissolving 0.1 grams of methyl red and 0.5 grams of bromocresol green in 100 ml of 95% ethanol, subsequently adjusting the solution to a bluish-purple hue with the addition of dilute NaOH.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ol><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Procedure: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">A sample weighing two hundred milligrams was subjected to digestion with 20 ml of concentrated H2SO4 along with a small quantity of the digestion mixture. The nitrogen, in the form of ammonium salt, was subsequently diluted with 40 percent NaOH within a Micro Kjeldahl apparatus. The liberated ammonia was absorbed in a 10 ml boric acid solution containing several drops of the mixed indicator and was then titrated against standard HCl (N\/100). The endpoint of the titration was signified by a colour change from bluish-green to pink.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-left: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.05pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.05pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Crude Protein <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">%<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">=<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">0.00014\u00d7V\u00d7(S-B)\u00d7100<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">V1\u00d7W<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00d7F<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Where,\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">W = Weight (g) of the sample taken<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">V = Volume (mL) made\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">V<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: sub;\">1 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">= Volume (mL) of aliquot taken for distillation\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">S = Volume (mL) of HCl (N\/100) used in titration for blank\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">B = Volume (mL) of HCl (N\/100) used in titration for blank 0.00014 = 10 mL of 0.1 N HCl neutralize 0.00014 grams of nitrogen\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">F = Factor for converting N to protein (6.25)<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.6.3 Crude Fat<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Procedure:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> The quantification of crude fat was conducted in accordance with the established protocol outlined by <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.u7w3wpri6fo1\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">AOAC (2000)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, employing the Soxhlet extraction apparatus. 5 grams of the ground sample was meticulously weighed and placed into an extraction thimble, which was subsequently covered with cotton wool. The thimble was then positioned within the Soxhlet extractor, and the fat was extracted into a pre-weighed flask over a duration of 6 hours utilizing petroleum ether (B.P. 40\u02daC &#8211; 60\u02daC). Following the extraction process, the solvent was removed through evaporation, the flask was allowed to cool within a desiccator, and its weight was recorded. The crude fat content was subsequently calculated and expressed as a percentage relative to the dry matter content of the sample.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-left: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.05pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.05pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Crude Fat <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">%<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">=<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Weight of the flask with sample-Weight of flask<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Weight of dry sample<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00d7100<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.6.4 Ash Content\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Procedure:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> The ash content of the sample was determined using the <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.u7w3wpri6fo1\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">AOAC (2000)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.\u00a0 5.0 grams of the sample was meticulously measured and subsequently placed into pre-dried crucibles. The specimens were then subjected to ashing in a muffle furnace at a temperature of 550\u02daC for a duration of 6 hours. The ashed specimens were allowed to cool within a desiccator until they reached ambient temperature, after which they were weighed. The ash content was calculated as:<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-left: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.05pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.05pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Ash content <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">%<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">=<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Weight of crucible+Ash<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">-Weight of crucible<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Weight of sample<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00d7100<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.6.5 Crude Fibre<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The measurement of crude fibre in the sample was performed using the standardized analytical protocol as specified by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.u7w3wpri6fo1\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(AOAC, 2000)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Reagents:<\/span><\/p><ol style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 3.299999999999997pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Hydrochloric acid (%) v\/v\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 3.299999999999997pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sulfuric acid stock solution (10% v\/v): A dilution was prepared by combining 55 milliliters of concentrated sulfuric acid with 1 liter of distilled water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 3.299999999999997pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sulfuric acid working solution (1.25%): This solution was prepared by diluting 125 milliliters of the stock solution to a final volume of 1 liter.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 3.299999999999997pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sodium hydroxide stock solution (10% w\/v): This was achieved by dissolving 100 grams of sodium hydroxide in distilled water and adjusting the volume to 1 liter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 3.299999999999997pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sodium hydroxide working solution (1.25%): A dilution was prepared by mixing 125 milliliters of the stock solution with distilled water to a final volume of 1 liter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 3.299999999999997pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Antifoam (2%): This was composed of silicone in carbon tetrachloride.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ol><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Procedure:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> A two-gram of fat-free dried sample was placed into a 1-liter tall beaker, to which 200 milliliters of 1.25 percent sulfuric acid and several drops of antifoam were added. The resultant solution was subjected to boiling for a duration of 30 minutes under a bulb condenser. The beaker was intermittently rotated to ensure thorough mixing of the contents and to dislodge any particles adhering to the sides. The contents were subsequently filtered into the beaker utilizing a Buchner funnel. The sample was then reintroduced into the beaker with 200 milliliters of 1.25 percent sodium hydroxide and was boiled again for precisely 30 minutes. The entire insoluble residue was transferred to a crucible (designated as G-1) using boiling distilled water until it was confirmed to be acid-free. The residue was washed twice with alcohol and thrice with acetone, followed by drying at 100 degrees Celsius until a constant weight was achieved. The dried sample was ashed in a muffle furnace at a temperature of 550 degrees Celsius for one hour. The crucible was subsequently cooled in a desiccator and weighed.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-left: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.05pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.05pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Crude fibre <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">%<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">=<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">W2-W3<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">W1<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00d7100<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Where,\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">W1= weight (g) of the sample<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">W2 = weight (g) of insoluble material (weight of crucible-insoluble matter \u2013 weight of crucible)<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 14.2pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">W3 = Weight (g) of ash (crucible + ash \u2013 weight of crucible)<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.6.6Carbohydrate<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The carbohydrate content was quantified employing the difference method. The cumulative percentage of moisture, ash, protein, fat, and crude fibre was deducted from 100 <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.tva1vju5y6y4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Ani and Abel, 2018)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-left: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.05pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.05pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Carbohydarte <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">%<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">=100-(% moisture+% ash+% protein+% fat+% crude fibre)<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.6.7 Estimation of Total Dietary Fibre, Insoluble Dietary Fibre, and Soluble Dietary Fibre\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The quantification of dietary fibre was conducted in accordance with the methodology outlined by <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.qoh0fyuqjx0a\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Kumar et al. (2014)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. For the determination of dietary fibre, a sample weighing 1 g was placed in an Erlenmeyer flask, to which 25 mL of 0.1 M sodium phosphate buffer (pH 6.0) was added and mixed thoroughly. Subsequently, 100 mg of Termamyl was introduced and the mixture was incubated in a boiling water bath for a duration of 15 minutes, after which it was cooled and 20 mL of distilled water was added, followed by adjustment of the pH to 1.5 using 4 N HCl (hydrochloric acid). An additional 100 mg of pepsin was incorporated, and the mixture was incubated at 40\u00b0C with agitation for 60 minutes, after which it was cooled, 20 mL of water was added, and the pH was adjusted to 6.8 using 4 N sodium hydroxide. Following this, 100 mg of pancreatin enzyme was introduced, and the mixture was incubated at 40\u00b0C with agitation for 60 minutes, subsequently cooled, and the pH was adjusted to 4.5 with 4 N HCl. The processed sample was then filtered through dry Celite, serving as the filtration aid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Insoluble fibre:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> The residue was subjected to washing with two aliquots of 10 mL of 95% alcohol and acetone, dried at 105 \u00b1 2\u00b0C until a constant weight was achieved, and the weight of the crucibles was recorded (D1), followed by incineration at 550\u00b0C for 5 hours. After cooling, the weight of the crucibles was recorded (I1).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Soluble fibre:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> The volume of the filtrate was adjusted to 100 mL, followed by the addition of 400 mL of warm 95% alcohol, which was allowed to stand for 1 hour to facilitate precipitation, after which it was filtered through dried and weighed crucibles (D2), and rinsed with two aliquots of 10 mL of alcohol and acetone, subsequently dried at 105 \u00b1 2\u00b0C overnight. The samples were incinerated at 550 \u00b1 10\u00b0C for a duration of 5 hours, cooled, and the weights of the crucibles were recorded (I2).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Blank samples (B) for both insoluble and soluble fractions were prepared without the inclusion of the sample, adhering to the identical procedural framework.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-left: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.05pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.05pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Insoluble dietary fibre <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">%<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">= <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">D1-I1-B<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">W<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00d7100<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-left: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.05pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.05pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Soluble dietary fibre <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">%<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">= <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">D2-I2-B<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">W<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00d7100<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-left: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.05pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.05pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Total dietary fibre (%)=Insoluble dietary fibre+Soluble dietary fibre<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Where,\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">W = weight of the sample<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.6.8 Calcium\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The standard Titrimetric method of analysis was used to measure the amount of calcium in the sample <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.u7w3wpri6fo1\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(AOAC, 2000)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Reagents:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 7.100000000000001pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">A saturated solution of ammonium oxalate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 7.100000000000001pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">A dilute solution of hydrochloric acid (1-part HCl + 4 parts water).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 7.100000000000001pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Methyl red indicator (0.5% in absolute alcohol).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 7.100000000000001pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">A 0.1 N solution of potassium permanganate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 7.100000000000001pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">A dilute solution of ammonium hydroxide (1-part NH4OH + 1 part water).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 7.100000000000001pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">A 10% solution of sulphuric acid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal-leading-zero; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: 7.100000000000001pt;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">A 0.1 N solution of oxalic acid: Sodium oxalate is subjected to drying in an oven at a temperature of 100 degrees Celsius for a duration of 12 hours. Precisely 6.7 grams is subsequently dissolved in distilled water, after which 5 ml of concentrated H<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: sub;\">2<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">SO<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: sub;\">4<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> is incorporated, and the solution is adjusted to a total volume of 1L post-cooling.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ol><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Standardization of the potassium permanganate solution:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> A volume of 10 ml of 0.1 N oxalic acid solution is transferred into a conical flask. An addition of 1 ml of concentrated H<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: sub;\">2<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">SO<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: sub;\">4<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> is made, and the mixture is heated to approximately 70 degrees Celsius before being titrated against the KMnO<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: sub;\">4 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">solution until a persistent faint pink hue is observed.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Procedure:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> A clear sample filtrate, measuring 50 ml and derived from ash, is placed into a beaker. Ten ml of saturated ammonium oxalate solution is introduced. The mixture is then boiled, followed by the addition of two drops of methyl red indicator. The solution is neutralized with dilute ammonium hydroxide and reboiled to facilitate the formation of a coarse crystalline precipitate. A few drops of dilute hydrochloric acid are incorporated until the colour is adjusted to a faint pink. The solution is permitted to stand overnight. The precipitates are subsequently filtered through Whatman filter paper and thoroughly washed with hot distilled water until they are devoid of oxalates. The precipitate along with the filter paper is returned to the original beaker and dissolved in 20 ml of 10% sulphuric acid. The contents are then heated to approximately 70 degrees Celsius and titrated against the 0.1 N potassium permanganate solution until a faint pink colour is achieved. A blank is also executed employing a similar procedure. Calculations: The volume of 1 ml of 0.1 N KMnO<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: sub;\">4<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> consumed corresponds to 0.002 grams of Calcium.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-left: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.05pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.05pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Calcium=<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">ml pf 0.1N KMnO4 used \u00d70.002\u00d7<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">A<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">B<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Weight of sample <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">in grams<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00d7100<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.6.9 Potassium\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">For the purpose of potassium mineral estimation, the sample underwent digestion in accordance with Allen\u2019s methodology <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.kxobeutv439g\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(Allen, 1989)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Preparation of the digestion mixture: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">0.42 g of selenium powder was combined with 14 g of lithium sulphate monohydrate in 350 mL of hydrogen peroxide, ensuring thorough mixing. Subsequently, 420 mL of concentrated sulfuric acid (H2SO4) was introduced to this solution while it was maintained in an ice bath for cooling. The resulting mixture was preserved at a temperature of 2\u02daC and exhibited stability for a duration of four weeks.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Digestion method: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">0.3 g of each sample was precisely weighed in digestion tubes, followed by the addition of 4.4 mL of the digestion mixture. The digestion apparatus was sustained at a controlled temperature of 360 \u02daC for a period of two hours to ensure the complete digestion of the samples.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Reagents:<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Potassium Standards<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The stock solution (1000 ppm) was prepared by dissolving 1.9068 g of dry potassium chloride in distilled water and adjusting the final volume to 1 L.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The working standard was subsequently prepared by further diluting the stock solution to obtain concentrations of 100, 70, 50, 30, 10, and 1 ppm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Procedure<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The procedure for total potassium determination involved the utilization of the flame photometric method. Standard solutions ranging from 0 to 100 ppm were analyzed in the flame photometer employing the K filter following the requisite settings and calibration of the instrument. Post-calibration, the samples were analyzed, and the concentrations displayed on the digital screen were recorded based on the established standard curve. Following calibration, the samples were processed, and the concentrations were computed with reference to the prepared standard curve. The percentage of potassium was determined utilizing the equation.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.3800000000000001; margin-left: -0.05pt; text-indent: -0.05pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.05pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Potassium=<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">C (ppm)\u00d70.125<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Weight of the sample<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Where,\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">C= Corrected Concentration of sample solution (concentration of sample-concentration of blank).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.7 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Statistical Analysis\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Data acquired through sensory evaluation was subjected to sensory analysis. Mean values alongside standard deviations were computed for all parameters to evaluate central tendency and variability. Statistical analysis was executed employing Microsoft Excel, and findings were articulated as mean \u00b1 standard deviation to facilitate precise interpretation of the data.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Results and Discussion\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">3.1Sensory Evaluation of Value-Added Snack Bars<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">In the present study, rice flakes flour was partially substituted with a 1:1 blend of orange peel and pomace powder at levels of 5, 10, 15, and 20 percent, while a control sample without substitution was used for comparison. The control and all experimental snack bar formulations are shown in Figure 2, highlighting the visual changes associated with increasing levels of citrus by-product incorporation.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The mean sensory scores of the developed snack bars are presented in Table 3 and illustrated in Figure 3. The control sample exhibited good acceptability, with overall acceptability scored at 7.95 \u00b1 0.60, indicating that the base formulation was well received by the panelists. Sample 1 (5% substitution) showed sensory scores comparable to the control across all attributes, with an overall acceptability score of 7.86 \u00b1 0.69, suggesting that low-level incorporation of orange peel and pomace powder did not adversely affect sensory quality.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sample 2 (10% substitution) recorded comparatively lower scores for all sensory parameters, including taste (7.50 \u00b1 0.79), texture (7.33 \u00b1 0.88), and overall acceptability (7.56 \u00b1 0.66). This decline may be attributed to a slight imbalance in flavor or textural changes at this level of substitution, as perceived by the panelists. However, the scores remained within the acceptable range on the nine-point Hedonic scale.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">In contrast, Sample 3 (15% substitution) demonstrated improved sensory performance, with scores for taste (8.08 \u00b1 0.51), aroma (8.00 \u00b1 0.42), and overall acceptability (8.00 \u00b1 0.31) slightly exceeding those of the control. This indicates that moderate incorporation of citrus by-products enhanced sensory appeal without introducing negative attributes. The highest sensory scores were observed for Sample 4 (20% substitution), which achieved an overall acceptability score of 8.25 \u00b1 0.55. This formulation received the highest ratings for taste, appearance, aroma, and colour, highlighting its strong consumer preference.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">A comparable study by <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.857ec0ogunt1\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Negrete (2022)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> explored the development of gluten-free oat-based snack bars containing varying concentrations (14%, 17%, 20%, 23%, and 26%) of orange peel derived from the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Citrus sinensis<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> (Valencia) variety. Orange peel was used in both powder and zest forms. Sensory evaluation using a 9-point hedonic scale revealed that bars containing 17% and 20% orange peel were most acceptable, with overall liking scores of 6.05\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.65 and 6.04\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.84, respectively. However, a decline in acceptability was observed at 23% (5.54\u202f\u00b1\u202f1.74), attributed to increased bitterness from limonin, a compound present in citrus peel. Moreover, findings also showed that orange flavor became excessive at higher levels, with 48.5% of consumers rating it as \u201ctoo much\u201d at 23%, compared to 33.98% at 17%. Furthermore, a rejection tolerance threshold (RTT) analysis in the second part of study determined that overall consumer rejection began beyond 18.16% orange peel concentration. In contrast, the present study demonstrated high acceptability even at 20% incorporation, likely due to the combined use of orange pomace, which may have diluted bitterness, balanced flavor, and improved textural attributes.\u00a0 Overall, the results indicate that orange peel and pomace powder can be successfully incorporated into rice flake-based snack bars at levels up to 20% without compromising sensory quality. Among the formulations tested, the snack bar containing 20% substitution emerged as the most preferred, supporting its selection for further nutritional evaluation and reinforcing the potential of citrus by-products as functional ingredients in value-added snack formulations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f18c728 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f18c728\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-555f88b\" data-id=\"555f88b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60ee6b8\" data-id=\"60ee6b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f994c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f994c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"332\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-83.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32842\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-83.png 332w, https:\/\/icert.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-83-300x229.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d643f14\" data-id=\"d643f14\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6eb06b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6eb06b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f110fc5\" data-id=\"f110fc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1b9bc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1b9bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Figure 2:<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Value-added Snack Bars Prepared with Varying Levels of Orange Peel and Pomace Powder Substitution: (a) Control, (b) Sample 1 (5%), (c) Sample 2 (10%), (d) Sample 3 (15%), (e) Sample 4 (20%)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b2519c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b2519c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bc8551\" data-id=\"3bc8551\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7384b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7384b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Table 3:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> Mean Sensory Scores of Snack Bars Developed with Varying Levels of Orange Peel and Pomace Powder Substitution<\/span><\/p><div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left: 0pt;\" align=\"left\"><table style=\"border: none; border-collapse: collapse;\"><colgroup> <col width=\"84\" \/> <col width=\"67\" \/> <col width=\"104\" \/> <col width=\"85\" \/> <col width=\"85\" \/> <col width=\"85\" \/> <col width=\"85\" \/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr style=\"height: 51pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sample\/<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Control<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Taste<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Appearance<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Aroma<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Colour<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Texture<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Overall Acceptability<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 23.15pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Control<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8\u00b10.85<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8.08\u00b10.51<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.75\u00b10.75<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8.08\u00b10.79<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.83\u00b10.83<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.95\u00b10.60<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 51pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sample 1<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(5%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8\u00b10.85<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.91\u00b10.90<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.66\u00b10.98<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.91\u00b10.90<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.83\u00b10.83<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.86\u00b10.69<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 51pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sample 2<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(10%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.5\u00b10.79<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.75\u00b10.75<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.58\u00b10.66<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.66\u00b10.88<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.33\u00b10.88<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.56\u00b10.66<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 51pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sample 3<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(15%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8.08\u00b10.51<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8.08\u00b10.51<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8\u00b10.42<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.91\u00b10.51<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.91\u00b10.79<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8\u00b10.31<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 51pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Sample 4<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(20%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8.33\u00b10.65<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8.25\u00b10.86<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8.25\u00b10.62<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8.41\u00b10.66<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8\u00b10.73<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8.25\u00b10.55<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">3.2Proximate Composition, Dietary Fibre, and Mineral Content of Developed Value-Added Snack Bars<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The biochemical composition of the control snack bar and the snack bar substituted with 20 percent orange peel and pomace powder is presented in Table 4. Incorporation of citrus by-products resulted in marked changes in proximate composition, dietary fibre fractions, and mineral content. Moisture content decreased from 9.70 percent in the control to 7.52 percent in the substituted snack bar, indicating improved shelf stability. Protein content showed a reduction from 9.69 percent to 7.27 percent, which may be attributed to the relatively lower protein content of citrus by-products compared to rice flakes flour. In contrast, total ash content increased from 1.01 percent to 1.66 percent, reflecting enhanced mineral contribution from orange peel and pomace. Carbohydrate <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc5ec95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc5ec95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d08248\" data-id=\"4d08248\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edd0833\" data-id=\"edd0833\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18eaafe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18eaafe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-84.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32843\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-84.png 380w, https:\/\/icert.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-84-300x281.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b65bdc8\" data-id=\"b65bdc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f08d215 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f08d215\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34c7f39\" data-id=\"34c7f39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e9f6a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e9f6a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Figure 3:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> Radar Diagram Depicting Sensory Attribute Scores of Snack Bars Enriched with Orange Peel and Pomace Powder at Different Substitution Levels<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef7eefa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef7eefa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">content declined from 67.65 percent to 63.97 percent, while fat content decreased from 11.05 percent to 8.08 percent, contributing to an improved nutritional profile of the fortified snack bar.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">A substantial enhancement in fibre content was observed with citrus by-product incorporation. Crude fibre increased markedly from 0.90 percent in the control to 11.50 percent in the 20 percent substituted snack bar. Similarly, total dietary fibre increased from 3.94 percent to 12.97 percent. This improvement was primarily driven by a pronounced rise in soluble dietary fibre, which increased from 0.90 percent to 10.42 percent. Insoluble dietary fibre showed a slight decrease from 3.02 percent to 2.55 percent, suggesting a shift in fibre composition toward the soluble fraction. The high soluble fibre content may be attributed to the presence of pectin and other soluble polysaccharides in orange peel and pomace.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Mineral analysis revealed a significant enhancement in micronutrient content following substitution. Potassium content increased from 84.30 mg in the control to 160 mg in the fortified snack bar, while calcium content rose from 42.10 mg to 79.97 mg. These findings highlight the mineral-rich nature of citrus by-products and their effectiveness in improving the micronutrient density of snack formulations.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The present results show both similarities and contrasts with previous studies. <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.k7qngzxzupv0\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Blicharz-Kania et al. (2023)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> reported increased moisture content in cereal bars fortified with grape and apple pomace, attributed to the high water-binding capacity of apple pectin. In contrast, the reduction in moisture content observed in the present study may be related to differences in citrus fibre structure and drying efficiency of orange peel and pomace. Their reported total dietary fibre values (16.29 to 17.62 percent) are slightly higher than those observed in the present study (12.97 percent), yet they follow a comparable trend of fibre enrichment, particularly in the soluble fraction.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Similar trends were reported by <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AzhO-oXI0M3_rqwWBdDLx7IHQNXt6sNdDHGRW0N5vAg\/edit#bookmark=id.aazeumc2645b\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Abbas et al. (2025)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, who investigated the incorporation of pomegranate peel powder in snack bars and observed progressive increases in crude fibre and ash content with increasing substitution levels. Their study also reported improvements in calcium and potassium content, along with reductions in protein and fat levels at higher substitution levels. These findings are consistent with the present study, where 20 percent substitution with orange peel and pomace powder resulted in elevated calcium and potassium levels alongside reduced protein and fat content. The decline in protein content across studies may be attributed to the dilution effect caused by replacing cereal-based ingredients with fruit-derived by-products.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Overall, the results demonstrate that substitution of rice flakes flour with 20 percent orange peel and pomace powder significantly improved dietary fibre and mineral content while reducing fat and moisture levels. These changes contribute to an enhanced nutritional profile without compromising sensory acceptability, supporting the use of citrus by-products as functional ingredients in value-added snack bar formulations.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; margin-left: 18pt; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Table 4: Proximate Composition, Dietary Fibre, and Mineral Content of Control and 20 Percent Orange Peel and Pomace Powder Substituted Snack Bar<\/span><\/p><div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left: 0pt;\" align=\"left\"><table style=\"border: none; border-collapse: collapse;\"><colgroup><col width=\"64\" \/><col width=\"206\" \/><col width=\"135\" \/><col width=\"219\" \/><\/colgroup><tbody><tr style=\"height: 28.35pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">S.No.<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Test<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Control\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">20% Substituted Snack Bar\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 28.35pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">1<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Moisture (%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">9.70<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.52<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 28.35pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Protein (%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">9.69<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7.27<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 28.35pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">3<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Total Ash (%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">1.01<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">1.66<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 28.35pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">4<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Carbohydrates (%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">67.65<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">63.97<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 28.35pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">5<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Fat (%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">11.05<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8.08<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 28.35pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">6<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Crude Fibre (%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">0.90<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">11.50<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 28.35pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">7<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Total Dietary Fibre (%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">3.94<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">12.97<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 28.35pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">8<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Soluble Dietary Fibre (%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">0.90<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">10.42<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 28.35pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">9<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Insoluble Dietary Fibre (%)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">3.02<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2.55<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 28.35pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">10<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Potassium (mg)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">84.30<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">160\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 28.35pt;\"><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">11<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Calcium (mg)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><ol style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\" start=\"10\"><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: -18pt; padding-left: 9pt;\" aria-level=\"2\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ol><\/td><td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; overflow: hidden; overflow-wrap: break-word; border: solid #000000 0.5pt;\"><ol style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\" start=\"97\"><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; margin-left: -18pt; padding-left: 9pt;\" aria-level=\"2\">\u00a0<\/li><\/ol><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Conclusion\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The current investigation demonstrated the effective formulation of value-added snack bars through the integration of orange peel and pomace powder as functional constituents. The replacement of rice flakes flour with a 1:1 mixture of orange peel and pomace powder, particularly at the 20 percent ratio, yielded a nutritionally enhanced product while maintaining sensory acceptability. Sensory assessment revealed that the snack bar with a 20 percent substitution attained the highest aggregate acceptability ratings, underscoring positive consumer perception.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Biochemical evaluation indicated that the integration of citrus by-products resulted in a marked elevation in crude fibre, total dietary fibre, and soluble dietary fibre, along with a significant augmentation in calcium and potassium concentrations. Simultaneously, decreases in fat and moisture content facilitated an improved nutritional profile and potential shelf stability. While a marginal reduction in protein content was noted, this observation aligns with trends documented in analogous research involving the incorporation of fruit by-products.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">In summary, the results affirm that orange peel and pomace powder can be adeptly employed in snack bar formulations to enhance nutritional quality while promoting the sustainable utilization of citrus processing waste. The investigation underscores the potential of citrus by-products as economically viable functional ingredients for the development of healthier snack alternatives and contributes to initiatives aimed at food waste valorization and sustainable nutritional practices.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdbee41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdbee41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de49703\" data-id=\"de49703\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ded5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7ded5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Statements &amp; Declarations\n<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ccdd73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ccdd73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Authors\u2019 Contribution: Hamita Preet Kaur conducted the experimental formulations, laboratory analysis, sensory evaluation, and primary data collection as part of her Master\u2019s research. Dr. Uttara Singh provided the conceptual framework, supervised the nutritional evaluation, performed the technical review of the results, and finalized the manuscript for publication.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Peer Review: This article has undergone a double-blind peer-review process managed by the Editorial Board of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Edumania-An International Multidisciplinary Journal<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. Independent experts in Food Science and Clinical Nutrition evaluated the study for methodological accuracy, nutritional significance, and its contribution to sustainable food systems.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no financial, personal, or institutional conflicts of interest that could influence the results or the integrity of this research.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Funding: The authors declare that no specific grant or financial support from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors was received for this research.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Data Availability: The experimental data, including sensory evaluation scores and nutritional composition results, are contained within the manuscript. Additional details regarding the preparation of orange peel and pomace powders are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Ethical Approval: This study follows the ethical guidelines for food research. Sensory evaluation was conducted with informed consent from a panel of semi-trained judges, ensuring safety and hygiene standards in accordance with institutional guidelines for food product testing.<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">License: Development and Evaluation of Value-Added Snack Bars Using Orange Peel and Pomace Powder for Sustainable Nutrition, authored by Hamita Preet Kaur and Uttara Singh, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). 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Elucidating the Nutritional Profile and Biochemical Characterization of High-Energy Nutritional Bar Formulated with Sukkari Date Paste and Mixed Nuts.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Foods<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">14<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(21), 3661. <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/foods14213661\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/foods14213661<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Kausar, T., Aslam, K., Hussain, A., Arshad, R., Waqas, M.T., Bilal, M., Zia, M., Firdous, N. and Elkhedir, A.E. (2025).<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Development and evaluation of food bar utilizing the valuable waste in the form of apple and carrot pomace powders.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Discover Food<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">5<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(1), 1-17. <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s44187-025-00620-2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s44187-025-00620-2<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Benvenutti, L., Moura, F. M., Zanghelini, G., Barrera, C., Segu\u00ed, L., &amp; Zielinski, A. A. F. (2025). An Upcycling Approach from Fruit Processing By-Products: Flour for Use in Food Products.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Foods<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">14<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(2), 153. <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/foods14020153\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/foods14020153<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Iqbal, S., Tirpanalan-Staben, \u00d6., &amp; Franke, K. (2022). Modification of Dietary Fibers to Valorize the By-Products of Cereal, Fruit and Vegetable Industry\u2014A Review on Treatment Methods.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Plants<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">11<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(24), 3466. <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/plants11243466\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/plants11243466<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Mahajan, A., Sharma, P., Goudar, G., Chandragiri, A., Gogoi, P., &amp; Longvah, T. (2025). Exploring the nutrient profiles of fruits and vegetable by\u2010products for improving food system sustainability.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Food Biomacromolecules<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">2<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(3), 353-365.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Dellapina, G., Poli, G., Moscatelli, V., Magalh\u00e3es, D., Vilas-Boas, A. A., &amp; Pintado, M. (2025). Flavonoid-Rich Extracts from Lemon and Orange By-Products: Microencapsulation and Application in Functional Cookies.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Foods<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">14<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(19), 3346. <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/foods14193346\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/foods14193346<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Dikmetas, D.N., Nemli, E., Karbancioglu-Guler, F., Apak, R., Bener, M., Zhang, W., Jia, N., Zhao, C., Tomas, M. and Capanoglu, E. (2025). Lactic Acid Bacterial Culture Selection for Orange Pomace Fermentation and Its Potential Use in Functional Orange Juice.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">ACS omega<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">10<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(11), pp.11038-11053. <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsomega.4c09704\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/acsomega.4c09704<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Hu, X., Zeng, J., Shen, F., Xia, X., Tian, X., &amp; Wu, Z. (2022). Citrus pomace fermentation with autochthonous probiotics improves its nutrient composition and antioxidant activities.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Lwt<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">157<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, 113076. <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.lwt.2022.113076\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.lwt.2022.113076<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Manakas, P., Balafoutis, A. T., Kottaridi, C., &amp; Vlysidis, A. (2025). Sustainability assessment of orange peel waste valorization pathways from juice industries.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">15<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(5), 6525-6544. <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13399-024-05626-x\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #467886; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13399-024-05626-x<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Tahir, Z., Khan, M. I., Ashraf, U., Adan, I. R. D. N., &amp; Mubarik, U. (2023). Industrial application of orange peel waste; a review.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Oduntan, A. O., &amp; Arueya, G. L. (2019). Design, formulation, and characterization of a potential \u2018whole food\u2019using fibre rich orange (Citrus sinensis Lin) pomace as base.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">17<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">, 100172.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">AOAC.\u00a0 Official methods of analysis of AOAC International, 17thed.Gaithersberg, MD: AOAC International, Washington, DC; 2000.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Ani, P. N., &amp; Abel, H. C. (2018). Nutrient, phytochemical, and antinutrient composition of Citrus maxima fruit juice and peel extract.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Food Science &amp; Nutrition<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">6<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">(3), 653-658.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Kumar, P., Wadikar, D., &amp; Patki, P. 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LSU Master&#8217;s Theses. 5561.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.7999999999999998; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\" role=\"presentation\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Blicharz-Kania, A., Vasiukov, K., Sagan, A., Andrejko, D., Fifowska, W., &amp; Domin, M. (2023). 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