Abstract

This study aims to develop, optimize, and evaluate the effective utilization of pineapple peel powder (PPP) in the development of white finger millet probiotic beverages (WFMPB) using Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG NCDC 347. The optimal condition for the development of PPP incorporated WFMPB was obtained by CCD. The independent variables taken for optimization were inoculum concentration (1-3 %), fermentation time (2-8 h), and PPP concentration (1-3 %). Viscosity, pH, and probiotic count are taken as response variables. Results revealed that product with 2% PPP, cultured with 1 % (v/v) L. rhamnosus, incubated for 6 h had the most desirable probiotic properties with a probiotic count of 9 log CFU/mL. The reported information on physiochemical and other attributes of WFMPB with PPP could guide the food industry to utilize pineapple peel as a prebiotic, which is usually discarded as processing waste, by incorporating it in WFMPB showed the presence of phytochemical compounds which have health beneficial effect on diabetes, colitis, anxiety, depression, osteoarthritis, and cerebral ischemia.

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.