Cookie lover's crash.

Development of Traditional Date Cookie Formulation Using Pumpkin Puree

The aim of this study is the application of pumpkin puree (PP) in the formulation of a traditional date cookie in order to promote its sensory and cooking qualities. In addition its nutritional value due to the on pumpkin β-carotene content is improved. Date was replaced with pumpkin puree with different ratios (0, 5, 10, 20 and 25 %) as a filling and its effect was investigated on the physicoc...

An investigation on the possibility of production of cookie containing sunflower seed meal flour and Rosa damascena waste extract

In recent years, the production of nutritious snacks has received much attention. Food industry by-products represent an abundant source of nutrients and are often used as an animal feed. Sunflower seed meal is high in protein and essential amino acids, minerals and vitamins and mohammadi rose (R. Damascena) waste, contains high amounts of phenolic compounds. In the present study, sunflower see...

Taming the Cookie Monster

Double blind randomized clinical trial controlled by placebo with a fos enriched cookie on saciety and cardiovascular risk factors in obese patients.

INTRODUCTION It is essential to determine which snack foods are most affective for appetite control. The objective of the current study was to assess the responses of two different cookies on satiety and cardiovascular risk factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS 38 patients were randomized: group I (FOS enriched cookie, n=19) and group II (control cookie, n=19). Previous and after 1 month , the subjec...

A High Fiber Cookie Made with Resistant Starch Type 4 Reduces Post-Prandial Glucose and Insulin Responses in Healthy Adults

Distarch phosphate is a resistant starch type 4 (RS4) containing phosphodiester cross-links within and between starch molecules. This study examined the glycemic effects of VERSAFIBE 1490™ resistant starch, a distarch phosphate derived from potato, containing 90% total dietary fiber (TDF, AOAC 991.43 method). In this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, cross-over study, 28 healthy adu...