Preparation of cookies with mixed wheat, soy, and green banana flour

The health-diet combination is becoming increasingly relevant in today’s society, thus introducing a trend in the search for foods that offer not only nutrients but also functional properties that can improve consumers’ health and quality of life. In this context, the food industry seeks to increase the supply of these products and make them increasingly attractive to its customers. Thus, functional foods have been gaining ground in the market and in people’s daily lives, as they provide various health benefits. Diets enriched with green bananas (Musa spp.) has been the subject of some research in Brazil due to its nutritional properties and especially its high content of insoluble and non-digestible fiber, characteristics that give this product the potential for use as a prebiotic, which beneficially affects consumer health by selectively stimulating the growth or activity of one or a limited number of bacteria in the colon, improving immunity.