Development of Blended RTS (Ready to Serve) Drink from Pomegranate and Plum Fruits

Abdullah  Masoumi

doi:10.62810/jnsr.v2iSpecial.Issue.119

Authors

Abdullah Masoumi Herat University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62810/jnsr.v2iSpecial.Issue.119

Keywords:

Blend, Drink, Plum, Pomegranate, RTS

Abstract

Fruit drinks which known as functional food is required for healthy life and also, they diversify the consumer choice. Pomegranate and plum juice could be blended for production of nutritious RTS (ready to serve) drinks. The present study was done to develop blended RTS drinks from pomegranate and plum juice. The fruits were blended in 10 varying ratios, totaling 20 percent total volume plum and pomegranate juice with and without kokum water with sugar added to 13-degree brix. The developed product was tested for biochemical and sensory properties. The range of pH and titratable acidity were 3.29 to 3.46 and 0.22 to 0.51, respectively. The blend with 20 per cent plum juice with 80 per cent kokum water had the most antioxidant and ascorbic acid content. The 10:10 per cent of pomegranate and plum juice blend with 80 per cent kokum water was the most acceptable by sensory panel with average score of 8.21 on a 9-point hedonic scale. We concluded that the 10:10 pomegranate and plum juice blend with kokum water RTS drink could be commercialized as a nutritious drink.

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