Abstract
Cucumber is a nutritious vegetable containing a large amount of nutrients. Due to its numerous health benefits, and even after the blind taste test, it can be used as a beverage by blending it with other suitable juices. Therefore, an attempt has been made in the present study for the development of a cucumber-based blended herbal beverage using sugarcane juice, citric acid, mint and coriander extract (30:30:30) along with salt (white salt:black salt 1:1) at varying concentrations using the response surface methodology. The physicochemical (TSS, titratable acidity, pH, reducing sugars, total sugars, total proteins, total phenols, ascorbic acid, tannins and antioxidant activity) and sensory analysis revealed that the best blend was obtained with a sugarcane juice concentration (of 30.14%, a salt concentration of 1.5%, citric acid, mint and a coriander extract concentration of 1%. It is apparent from the study that cucumber juice can be successfully blended with sugarcane juice to enhance its sensory properties, as well as the phytochemical potential with 0.953 desirability, which will open a new door in the beverage industry.
Highlights
Being natural, juices are some of the most popular beverages that appeal to consumers of all age groups including children, adolescents, adults, as well as elderly people
total soluble solids (TSS) ranged from 9.00–15.00 ◦ Brix, titratable acidity from 0.22–1.30%, pH 2.96–5.30, reducing sugars from
The effect of different independent variables, i.e., herbal extract, sugarcane juice and salt concentration, on the responses under study at linear, quadratic and interactive levels have been studied and are presented in Table 2, and out of these, quadratic models were selected for the analysis of all the responses
Summary
Juices are some of the most popular beverages that appeal to consumers of all age groups including children, adolescents, adults, as well as elderly people. Many people consider these as a ‘healthy’ option, as they are natural and nutritionally safe, as well. In order to meet all these requirements, there has been a considerable expansion in the juice industry [2] These days, drinks are used for the purpose of quenching one’s thirst, and used to prevent nutritional diseases and upgrade both physical and mental well-being at the same time. As these drinks help with improving human health, these beverages may be considered as ‘functional beverages’ [3,4]
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