Document Type : Original Research
Authors
1
Food Technology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza,Egypt
2
Food Technology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
This study performed to investigate the possibility of producing some new forms of
beverages from taro corms mixes with some fruit juices and milk, evaluating the
palatability of those aforementioned taro beverages among the panelists. Those beverages
were processed from blanched taro corms only, mixes with mango, guava and strawberry
juices and with milk. The chemical components of taro beverages and their treatments
ranged between (75.95and77.17%), (22.82and24.05%), ((55 and57%),
(0.903and1.656%), (0.88and5.09%), (3.65and6.14%), (33.20and47.8 2%),(0.089and 0.22
8%GAE), (5.2and7.1), (0.70and1.40%), (0.069and0.123 at420nm)and(0.558 and
20.309% FW) for moisture,, total solids, total soluble solids, ash, crude fiber, protein,
total sugars, total phenols, ph, total acidity, color and antioxidant activity respectively.
All products were saved for human consumption after storage for six months at ambient
temperature. All taro beverages contain important minerals like potassium, Calcium, iron
and zinc. No significant differences were found among the five taro beverages for most of
the parameters, except taro milk beverage, also the texture was stabilize after storage for
three months. Finally the panelists classified taro beverages as enjoyable.
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