Millets Processing and Value Addition
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The official GTU curriculum for Millets Processing and Value Addition (subject code BE05051041) as prescribed for Food Engg. · Semester 5 divides the course into 4 units, covering 22 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (BE05051041)Unit 1 Introduction to millets
- types & Nutritional Benefits: What are millets
- Types & Varieties
- Positive & Neutral Millets
- Why include millet in our diet
- Identifying polished & unpolished millets
- How to store millets
- Health benefits of Indian millets
- Environmental benefits of millets
- Millets consumption - DO’s & DON'Ts
Unit 2 Primary Processing of Millets
- Principles and machinery for cleaning
- destoning, and grading
- Dehulling / Decortication: traditional vs. modern methods
- Milling: size reduction
- flour production
- sifting, and grading
- Principles of mass balance in milling
Unit 3 Secondary Processing
- RTE & RTC Products: Product development of millet-based value-added products
- Ready- to-Cook (RTC): noodles, and pasta
- Ready-to-Eat (RTE): extruded snacks
- bakery products (biscuits
- Industrial applications of twin-screw extrusion
Unit 4 Shelf Life, Storage Stability and Packaging of Millet Products
- 10 Program Name: Bachelor of Engineering Level: Under Graduate Branch: Food Engineering & Technology Subject Code: BE05051041 Subject Name: Millets Processing and Value Addition