Sambalpur University of Odisha bags patent for ‘Ragi-based cake’

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Sambalpur University of Odisha bags patent for ‘Ragi-based cake’

By Pallavi Paul

A team of researchers of the Home Science PG Department and School of Chemistry of Sambalpur University were granted patent for ragi-based cake premix that has nutritional and therapeutic value. The head of the Home Science Department said that the cake will cost only 2 rupees if the millet and wheat of the Pubic Distribution System (PDS) are used for making it. As Ragi is highly nutritious and rich in phytochemicals and micronutrients, it will help eradicate malnutrition, osteoporosis, rickets and anemia from the society. This low-cost cake can be served to the Angadwadi Centres for children enrolled there.

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By Pallavi Paul

However, the taste of the cake is not that great so the children and even adults do not generally get attracted to it. The patent application for the invention was filed in the month of August’20 and has been granted patent on March 31, 2021 for a time period of 20 years.

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