Background:
The modern sedentary lifestyle and eating habits are very threatening to our overall health and wellness. There is gradual increase in the number people suffering with the non-communicable diseases, like obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular problems and certain type of cancers. Global health agencies are recommending changing our dietary pattern towards health foods. Meat, especially from goats is an important component of our diet ensuring protein security. The presence of healthier ingredients in the meat products makes them functional and regular intake of such foods may lead to prevention and control of lifestyle related health issues:
Technology Details:
Our laboratory at ICAR-CIRG has developed several technologies to process the healthier goat meat products with health promoting composition. These products are highly acceptable, protein rich (15-17% protein), convenient, ready-to-eat and having health centric ingredients and composition. We have range of healthier goat meat products including product with herbs, nuts, pseudocereals, dietary fibre, antioxidants, healthy fat, and low salt. The processing of these healthier goat meat products involve use of meat from low value cuts and spent animals as a raw material to processed into highly acceptable and premium products having great commercial implication. The non-meat ingredients used for the processing are locally available at economical rate. The processing of such goat meat products is simple and easy to learn. Overall adoption the technology can satisfy the consumer demand for healthier products and offer greater profit margin besides employment generation.