Abstract: A fiber and protein rich cookies were developed to promote low calorie high fiber and protein in diet. These cookies were designed to increase the utilisation of coconut, sesame meals in our diet. These Take A Bite Cookies help to increase the fibre and protein content in meal. These cookies are a healthy snack with low calories and can be suggested for therapeutic conditions like diabetes and constipation. Compared to regular cookies our product contains coconut meal, rice bran, sesame meal, jowar flour, bajra flour and jaggery as their nutritional value is commendable. Even though the usage of these ingredients is in small quantity, the health benefits obtained are innumerable. The samples of cookies prepared were subjected to sensory evaluation of colour, texture, shape, taste and odour by 100 untrained panellists by using Rating method. Rating was noted on the sensory scorecards. From the results obtained it was observed that 12% of them rated colour as excellent and 88% good. Regarding the texture 4% rating was excellent, 46% good, 33% bad and 17% as very bad. Taste was rated with 17% excellent, 75%good and 8% bad. Odour rating was 17% excellent and 83% good. From the ratings obtained it was observed that majority of the sensory evaluators felt that the cookies were good and they can be suggested for consumption by all age groups.

Keywords: Cookies, meal, colour, texture, odour, taste.

| DOI: 10.17148/IARJSET.2022.9149