DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY EVALUATION OF MIXED FRUITS DRINKS POWDER

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to develop powdered drinks made from mixed fruits (dried dates, ripe papaya, pineapple and carrots) with good nutritional facts. In this study, Crude fiber was found in all formulated mixed fruits drinks powder and protein, fat, moisture, fiber, ash, carbohydrate, and energy content were ranged from 2.6% to 1.2%, 1.4% to 1.0%, 4.9%, 1.1% to 0.5%, 3.6% to 3.5%, 88.0% to 87.3% and 377.0 to 367.5 kcal/100 g, respectively. Highest content of sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium (were ranged from 397.8 to 365.4 mg/dl, 9.4 to 5.4 mg/dl, 23.4 to 16.7 mg/dl, and 3.4 to 2.1 mg/dl respectively) and lowest content of phosphorus, magnesium, iron (were range from 2.8 - 1.4 mg/dl, 0.7 - 0.3 mg/dl and 0.1 - 0.0 mg/dl) were found in the presently formulated mixed fruits drinks powder. Largest content of vitamin A (ranged from 462.1 to 434.2 µg/100g) and lowest content of vitamin C (ranged from 16.7 to 11.7 mg/dl) were found in developed mixed beverage/fruits drinks powder. Highest content of total flavonoid content, total anthocyanin content (were ranged from 35.4 to 11.6 mg/100g and 153.3 to 149.4 mg/100g) and lowest content of antioxidant capacity, total phenolic content (were ranged from 2.7 to 2.1 mg/100g and 4.6 to 4.3 mg/100g) were found in the presently formulated all mixed fruits drinks powder. From a sensory and microbiological perspective, the currently developed mixed fruit drinks powder was deemed to be extremely acceptable for up to six months. The prepared mixed fruits drinks powder is therefore nutritionally acceptable when compared to commercially available fruits drinks powders and is suitable to meet daily nutritional needs