Development of wild pomegranate drink and its evaluation during storage Thakur NS*, Dhaygude Girish S, Joshi VK Department of Food Science and Techhnology, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, HP, India. *E-mail of corresponding author: nsthakur_1960@gmail.com
Online published on 9 November, 2012. Abstract Studies were undertaken for the preparation of drink from wild pomegranate and its quality evaluation during storage. A product with 14% juice and 15°B TSS was found to be the best on the basis of some physico-chemical characteristics like colour, titratable acidity, ascorbic acid and sensory quality of drink. Drink could safely be stored for a period of six months under both the ambient and refrigerated conditions without much changes in various quality characteristics. However the changes in the quality characteristics of the drink were slower in refrigerated storage conditions as compared to ambient conditions. Both the packaging materials viz., PET and glass bottles were found suitable, with comparatively less changes occurring in glass bottle under refrigerated conditions. Top Keywords Wild pomegranate, Punica granatum, Drink, Polyethylene terephthalate. Top |