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IIT(Indian Institute of Technology) Kharagpur has recently designed and developed a vegetable powder using Poly-Unsaturated Fatty Acid(PUFA) for a healthy heart. This initiative was taken by a team of researchers at IIT Kharagpur on August 11,2020.
The research was led by Prof. Hari Niwas Mishra, Department of Agricultural and Food Engineering, IIT Kharagpur. Two professors from the Food Chemistry and Technology Laboratory, Prof. Monalisha Pattnaik, Dr Mousumi Ghosh were also a part of the research team.
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According to Mishra, it has been stated that most of the oils vary entirely in terms of fat content but the healthiest ones contain mostly polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats which are mandatory for a healthy heart.
He also added that the team of the researchers aims at creating, designing and developing new innovative ideas in the formulation of a nutritionally balanced polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) enriched with antioxidants and producing a synergistic vegetable oil blend.
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Hence,the product which is ready for commercialization at a low cost has already been patented. Even the IIT Kharagpur researchers have been rewarded with the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Award 2020.
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