Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Poornima, Elizabeth Thomas, Himanshu Kumar Singh and DB Puranik

Abstract:
A research study was carried out to develop a ready-to-use health beverage using various functional ingredients that would benefit diabetic individuals. The health beverage was developed using double toned milk, sweet whey, stevia, a blend of almond and walnut oil, and tea extract and the control beverage was a sugar-sweetened beverage (8% sugar). The analysis revealed that developed health beverage showed higher values for viscosity, titratable acidity, moisture, fat, protein and ash content and lower values for specific gravity, pH, total solids, and total sugar than control beverage prepared. The shelf-life and microbiological analysis showed that the developed health was acceptable up to 15 days of storage at refrigeration temperature.