Vol. 8, Issue 1 (2019)

Author(s):
Puja Nayyar and Rekhika Sharma

Abstract:
Nectars are beverages formulated with the juice or pulp of one or more herbal juice, plus water and sugar in concentrations resulting in a “ready-to-drink” product. The market for such products has greatly expanded fruits mixtures present of series of advantages such as the combination of different aromas and flavours and the sum of their nutritional component. The objective of this work was to develop herbal nectar based on pineapple, mint thus helping in improving overall health, optimizing the formulating using sensory consumer test. The sensory tests were carried out with 10 non-trained panellists using a structured 9 point hedonic scale of evaluate overall acceptance.