Vol. 10, Issue 11 (2021)

Author(s):
C Lincy sona, T Arumugam, R Balakumbahan and T Anitha

Abstract:
Moringa oleifera belongs to the family Moringaceae is an effective treatment for alleviating malnutrition due to its abundance of nutrients, minerals, vitamins and antioxidant etc. Almost every part of the Moringa plant can be used to provide nourishment and other benefits. The leafy greens are perishable by nature, their shelf life is determined by the conditions in which they are stored. Therefore the study was undertaken to investigate the effect of storage conditions on quality and shelf life of Moringa value added products under two different atmospheric storage conditions. Moringa powder, tablet, capsule were prepared, each tablet and capsule weighed 500 mg. Prepared products are packed in brown amber bottle then, stored for four months duration and the proximate nutrient analysis was carried out for every 30 days interval. The result revealed that the Moringa value added products which was stored in the cold storage condition have retained the best colour and shows significantly (p<0.05) higher levels of nutrient contents compared to the Moringa products stored under ambient conditions after 120 days of storage. It was concluded that the Moringa samples stored at cold storage condition (4 °C) had recorded the less nutrient deterioration and also extended the shelf life during storage.