Vol. 12, Issue 7 (2023)

Author(s):
Chandan K, Jagadeesh SL, Sateesha SB, Prashanth SJ, Kiran Nagajjanavar, Bhuvaneshwari G and Rudresh DL

Abstract:
The objective of this study was to assess the quality attributes of kokum fruit effervescent tablets. The optimized kokum effervescent tablet formulations had 1.20 g tablet weight, 4.40 mm thickness, 16.06 mm diameter with hardness of 0.105 kg cm^-2. Tablets showed water activity of (a_w) 0.389, 1.01 mg anthocyanin content, 4.20 mg ascorbic acid, 0.24 mg AAE antioxidant activity and 1.81 w/w% Hydroxy Citric Acid content. All the formulations had good microbiological stability.