PREPARATION, PACKAGING AND STORAGE OF PINNI - AN INDIAN TRADITIONAL SWEET

Pinni - an Indian traditional sweet, prepared by roasting urd dhal (Ph aseolus mungo L) peethi (paste) and khoa (milk solids), followed by ad ding sugar syrup and moulding into round to elliptical shape, could be stored for 10 days in high density polyethylene (HDPE) bags of 220 ga uge. Addition of 0.05 or 0.10% sorbic acid or 0.05% potassium sorbate in pinni helped to enhance the shelf-life to 30 days under ambient con ditions, without any discernible change in the sensory quality. Free f atty acid content and peroxide value of the samples during storage rem ained within tolerable limits.