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TIDP|KHOA|Nutritional health aspects|


       Nutritive significances of the traditional Indian dairy products
Heat Desiccated milk based products-
Khoa- It is a heat desiccated indigenous dairy product known as khoya, mawa, khava,kava. It has been defined under the PFA as the product obtained by rapid drying milk of cow or buffalo or goat or sheep or milk solids or a combination thereof. The milk fat content shall not be less than 20 percent of the finished product and it may contain citric acid content not more than 0.1 percent by weight. For commercial trade three main types of khoa are recognized- 

  • Dhap
  •  Pindi 
  •  Danedar, each type having preferred end uses.
Khoa is a concentrated whole milk product obtained by open pan condensing of milk under atmospheric pressure.
According to Food Safety and Standard Regulations 2011, Khoya, by whatever variety of names it is sold such as Pindi, Danedar, Dhap, Mawa or Kava, means the product obtained from cow or buffalo or goat or sheep milk or milk solids or a combination thereof by rapid drying. The milk fat content shall not be less than 30 percent on dry weight basis of finished product. It may contain citric acid not more than 0.1 percent by weight. It shall be free from added starch, added sugar and added colouring matter
According to Bureau of Indian standards, khoa is a heat coagulated milk product obtained by partial dehydration of milk of buffalo, cow, sheep and goat or their admixture. It shall not contain any ingredient foreign to milk except addition of citric acid in Danedar khoa.
Nutritive significance of khoa
To meet the minimum legal standards in khoa, the minimum fat content of 4.4% in cow’s milk and 5.5% in buffalo milk should be maintained.similar from the milk it is prepared except some heat sensitive nutrients which gets lost during preparation..  Khoa is a rich source of calcium which helps in strengthening of bones and teeth. In addition to this it is quite helpful in osteoporosis.Abundance of riboflavin (Vitamin B1) in khoa helps to maintain healthy immune system, energy production and in maintenance of healthy hair and skin. Beyond this it is rich in vitamin D that helps to optimize calcium metabolism and vitamin K which helps blood to clot normally, preventing type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart attack.
KHOA -                                                                                                               per 100gram of raw ingredient 
Energry(Ecals)413
Moisture(gm)25
Protein(gm)20
Fat(gm)26
Mineral(gm)4
Fibre(gm)-
Carbohydrates(gm)25
Calcium(mg)956
Phosphorous(mg)613

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