TABLE 1.
Ingredients in the culturally acceptable snacks used in the present study1
| Snack name | Ingredients |
|---|---|
| Choco Energy Bites (Hungry Foal) | Oats, sugar, malt, vegetable oil, milk solids, liquid glucose, peanuts, almond, cocoa powder |
| Panjeeri (Hungry Foal)2 | Wheat flour, sugar, vegetable oil, milk solids, fox nuts, almond, peanuts |
| Jeera crackers (Hungry Foal)3 | Wheat flour, water, oats, vegetable oil, milk solids, sugar, cumin, salt |
| Nut mixture | Oats, peanuts, rice flakes, honey, raisins, soyabean oil, milk solids, almonds, salt, spices |
| Biscuit | All-purpose wheat flour, sugar, edible vegetable fat, starch, soya protein isolate, milk solids, inverted sugar syrup, cream powder, cocoa powder |
1
The shelf life of each of the snacks was 90 d.
2
Panjeeri: traditional snack considered as a nutritional supplement for lactating mothers.
3
Jeera crackers: name derived from the ingredient “cumin” (Jeera in the local language) because of its predominant taste in the snack.