Nutritional analysis of Guava (Psidium guajava L.) and its incorporation in Bhakarwadi Khanna Somya, Singh Pragati, Chauhan Ekta Singh* Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Banasthali Vidyapith, Newai, Tonk, Rajasthan, India *Corresponding author: ekta26chauhan@gmail.com
Online published on 11 March, 2024. Abstract Guava fruit is a highly nutritious fruit which is widely grown all over the world and it is very commonly consumed in India. It contains many nutritional as well as medicinal properties that play an important role in human body. It also plays anti-diabetic, anti-ulcerative, anti-fungal, antidiarrheic, antihypertension antiobesity, anticancer, anti-inflammatary, antispasmodic role. Also, many parts of guava plant contain various health benefiting properties. This study aimed to analysis the nutritional status of guava fruit and incorporated it in food product for its enrichment and sees the acceptability be conducting sensory evaluation. The results showed that it contain 56.42 mg/g moisture, 6.9mg/g ash, 43.58 mg/g carbohydrates, 9.20 mg/g protein, 256.42 μg/g fat, 0.552 mg/g sodium, 1598 μg/g calcium, 185 μg/g magnesium and 1.30 mg/g potassium. The food product enriched was bhakarwadi and total four samples including one standard and three variants were gone through sensory evaluation and sample A was the most accepted sample. This bhakarwadi can be used as healthy and nutritious form of snack in daily routine. Top Keywords Guava fruit, Nutrition analysis, Bhakarwadi, Sensory evaluation. Top |