manufacturing process of maggi noodles detail

Introduction:

Cereals like wheat , rice, maize and millets are staple food grain for majority of population around the world . These are the rich source of
carbohydrates and supply of calorie and other nutrients to the consumers. Apart from value addition by processing to traditional products from these grains , development of Newer products offers Variety, Convenience, Quality, Cost efficiency and Scope for increasing nutritional value.
In the developed countries many convenience foods are prepared by extrusion process using extruder, as it offers a large number of desired characteristic to be incorporated in the product. NOODLES are a form of pasta that is becoming extremely popular in India even as Continental
and Italian delicacy. Instant Noodles is prepared by means of an extrusion machine that is basically made of an stainless steel make strips, either flat(rolled and Cut ) or Oval round(Extruded). The process is quite simple and requires not much skilled labour. The machine itself is high technology and provides the manufacturers to produce pasta with several alternatives materials ( like Maida, Suji, Rava, Rice flour and so on ) and in different shapes ( like Spaghetti, Fettuccini, Vermicelli, Maccaroni, Fusilli, Penne, etc. ) of Pasta and Noodles.These products can
be described as Hard, Brittle pieces, Formed into different shapes by extruding , cutting and drying tough dough made from semolina or farina mixed with water.