Formulation and evaluation of polyherbal cookies for immunity booster

Herbal based nutraceuticals have been increasingly popular in recent years among peoples of all ages.
Cookies are the easiest way to use at our daily routine work. Based on the review, the phytochemicals such
as polyphenols and sterols have reported to possess good immunomodulatory action. On support of
thorough literature review and folklore claims, Ashwagandha, Moringa, and Triphala are the good source
of macronutrients, micronutrients and nutraceutical components. So, the current study was focused to
improve nutraceutical components of herbal source by including traditional herbal ingredients and also to
analyze the nutrient composition. Out of the tested formula, the sensory scores of B3 (4.5% polyherbs
+ 95.5% multi grain flour blends and other ingredients) was found to be good in terms of overall acceptability
of the product. Formulated polyherbal cookies were tested for physical evaluation, identification of
phytocompounds by preliminary chemical test, sensory evaluation, nutritional analysis, antioxidant
activity by TLC bioautography and free radical scavenging activity by 2, 2- diphenyl 1-picryl hydrazyl
(DPPH) method. From all observed evaluation parameters, the polyherbal cocoa based cookies was found
as a good alternative nutraceutical for immunity booster with enriched nutritional value in any normal
individual rather than normal marketed cookies/biscuits.