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| Title: | Evaluation of Nutritional and Biochemical aspects of Po:ro apong (Saimod) - A home made alcoholic rice beverage of Mising tribe of Assam, India |
| Authors: | Kardong, Devid
Deori, Khirod
Sood, Kaushal
Yadav, RNS
Bora, TC
Gogoi, BK |
| Keywords: | Po:ro Apong
Yeast starter
Mising
Biochemical
Epop |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int.Cl.8:Ao1G 16/00, C12 C, C12 G, A47 G, C 12 |
| Abstract: | Po:ro
apong (saimod) is a socio-culturally important
alcoholic rice beverage unique to the Mising
Tribe of Assam in India.
The various steps involved in the preparation of saimod and its nutritional
aspects were evaluated through biochemical analysis of the finished product.
About 16 (sixteen) different plant species having medicinal values are used for
preparation of the epop (yeast
starter). The finished product (po:ro
apong) is reported to have medicinal
values and finds applications in homely treatment of various ailments. The use
of burnt ash of rice husk and rice straw during the preparation of this
beverage is unique. Biochemical analysis shows that the finished product is
acidic beverage and contains almost all metabolically important nutrients with
the detectable amount of amylase enzymes. The alcohol content in the consumable
finished product is significantly higher (7.52% - 18.5% v/v) as compared to
other popular rice beer. The microbial load in different stages of the po:ro fermentation was recorded as 549
x107cfu/gm in epop
followed by 414 x 107 in ripe mash and 8,700 ± 6.332 cfu/mm3 in filtrate product (po:ro apong). |
| Page(s): | 499-504 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.11(3) [July 2012]
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