S. Kanchana ¹, S. Neelakantan ¹, P. Banumathi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai - 625104, IN

Abstract

The current national production of soybean is around 9,81,900 tonnes in 13,01,400 hectares area. Soybean being referred to frequently as 'golden bean' or 'wonder bean' can be considered as a boon to solve protein malnutrition. The demand for soy products is consistently increasing in India as they have great potential in solving the deficiency of both energy and proteins. Soybean may become an ideal supplement because of its high protein and fat content.

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S. Kanchana ¹, S. Neelakantan ¹, P. Banumathi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai-625 104, IN

Abstract

Soybean is becoming increasingly popular in India and great efforts are being made to increase the soybean area in Tamil Nadu for the past two to three years. Soybean is not only an oilseed crop but it is also a high protein leguminous crop. The main drawback of using soybean with respect to Indian palate is its unpleasant beany flavour.

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M. S. Saradha Devi ¹, P. Banumathi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Food Processing and Nutraceuticals, Padmashree Institute of Management and Sciences, Bangalore - 560 060, IN

Abstract

Mango and pineapple powders were prepared for the processing and sensory evaluation of fruit powder based instant health drink mixes and standardised using various levels of fruit powders (10-50%) with additional ingredients. The mango and pineapple powders of 30 g were taken as optimum level for processing the health drink mixes. The processed mixes were stored in different packaging materials and stored at room temperature for 270 days. The chemical characteristics and microbial load were observed during storage period. Moisture and vitamin C contents were slightly high in pineapple powder based health drink mixes whereas reducing and total sugars, protein, fat and beta carotene were more in mango powder based instant health drink mixes. A minimal rise in microbial population was observed in all the stored samples during the study period. The organoleptic scores of the instant health drink mixes were found to be highly acceptable up to 270 days.

Keywords

Mango and pineapple powder, instant health drink mix, packaging materials, Storage period

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