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The book contains the details regarding the research project entitled "Nutritional and Chemical Evaluation of Cookies Supplemented with Gram (Cicer arietinum L.) Flour". The project was designed to overcome the protein deficiency in the vulnerable groups of society by utilizing the benefits of Gram Flour in the shape of cookies. The resultant gram flour supplemented cookies were high in proteins and other essential nutrients & minerals. Biological assay of supplemented cookies on rats showed significantly higher values of BV, PER, NPU & other biological parameters than un-supplemented cookies. The book also describes the need of protein enriched diet and will give the overview of previous efforts of different researchers in preparing protein- enriched diets.

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Mr. Ali is an enthusiastic researcher. He did his MSc (Hons) in Agriculture with major in Food Technology. His core areas of research are Food and Human Nutrition. He performed his research work in renowned institutes of Pakistan like NARC and NIH. Couple of his publications are in pipeline. Currently, he is working as Agriculture Officer.

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