Development of Blend Beverages from Guava (Psidium guajava L.), Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa Duch.) and Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe)
Devesh Pratap Kaushal *
Department of Post Harvest Management, College of Horticulture & Forestry, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, 224 229 (U.P.), India.
Bhagwan Deen
Department of Post Harvest Management, College of Horticulture & Forestry, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, 224 229 (U.P.), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present investigation was carried out at Post Graduate Laboratory, Department of Post Harvest Management, College of Horticulture & Forestry, Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya-224229, U.P. India during 2023. The results show that, palatable RTS blend beverages can be developed from 10% blend comprising 50% guava pulp + 25% strawberry pulp + 25% ginger juice adjusted to 13% Total soluble solids, 0.30% acidity and incorporated with 120 ppm Benzoic Acid. During the storage period TSS, acidity, reducing sugars and total sugars increased whereas, ascorbic acid (vitamin-C), non-reducing sugar and organoleptic quality decreased with the advancement of storage period. The developed RTS can be stored for 3 months with acceptable quality at room temperature.
Keywords: RTS, guava, strawberry, ginger, beverage