Effect of carrot pomace and germinated chickpea soup mix on serum lipid profile in hyperlipidemic males

Abstract

Carrot pomace, a by-product obtained during carrot juice extraction is often discarded as waste however, the residue is rich in several nutrients that could lead to its application as functional ingredient for hyperlipidemic males. Two varieties namely, Punjab Carrot Red (PCR) and L-552 (chickpea seeds) were used for development of soup mix for hyperlipidemic patients by using 30% carrot pomace powder (CPP) and 50% germinated chickpea flour (GCF). Sixty hyperlipidemic subjects aged 30-60 years were supplemented with 12g sachet of soup mix on daily basis for 3 months to assess their anthropometric and biochemical profile during control and experimental period. Total antioxidant activity of CPP was found to be 68.45%, dietary fibre (60.49g) and β-carotene (1605.67μg) per 100g as compared to carrot powder. On the other hand, germinated chickpeas resulted in significant increase in protein (16.61%), antioxidant activity (22.77%) and vitamin C (3.01 mg/100g) content. Developed soup mix was reported to have antioxidant activity (25.74%), in-vitro protein digestibility (44.40%), β carotene (421.38 μg), ascorbic acid (1.32mg) and dietary fibre (34.01g) per 100g. After the experimental period, average daily intake of protein, dietary fibre, β carotene, ascorbic acid, iron, folic acid, magnesium and zinc increased (p<0.01) significantly in subjects. The weight, body fat %, BMI along with biochemical and blood profile showed a significant (p<0.01) reduction. It has been concluded that supplementation of soup mix developed using combination of carrot pomace and germinated chickpea resulted in significant improvement in anthropometric and biochemical profile of the subjects. The research protocol was approved by ethical committee of Punjab Agricultural University (No. DR.III.AU.2019/ 19589-98).