Vol. 11, Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Srinivas T and Darshan G

Abstract:
In this 21st century world the most significant portion of diet is fruits. Phytocompounds, minerals, proteins, Vitamin and other vital components are abundant in them, and also they play an important part in the development of immunity. Despite India's status as the world's second-largest fruit producer, it suffers from 15-20 percent post-harvest losses. As a result, substantially value addition of fruits and more processing is required to avert this losses Jellies, juices, jams, wine, nectar, leather, and some other important items are made from fruits. Leather is the most popular snack products of all ages. Leathers were manufactured from a specific fruit or combination of fruits for different flavors. Amla, Apricot, Banana, Papaya, Apple, Pineapple, Mango, Grapes, Pomegranate, Blue berry, Strawberry and other fruits are also used for leather manufacturing. The leathers are dried using various ways, resulting in differences in the nature of the leather. Various researchers conducted different studies on best combination in blending of different fruits in processing of blended leather, and also the impacts of temperatures and various drying methods on and physiochemical attributes and organoleptic of the fruit leather, and the storage capability and impacts of various packaging materials were reviewed in work.