DEVELOPMENT AND SHELF STABILITY OF FUNCTIONAL DRINK PREPARED FROM WATERMELON AND CUCUMBER

Background Cucumber is known to have countless benefits related to skin, body, and general health conditions. Watermelon juice is highly nutritious and perishable. Recent studies focus on using it with a combination of potential functional ingredients. Watermelon-Cucumber drink is a healthy comb...

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Main Authors: Zahra Batool, Muhammad Rizwan Tariq, Shinawar Waseem Ali, Zujaja Umer, Mohammad Taqqi Abbas, Maham khalid
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Published: Superior University Lahore, Pakistan 2022-10-01
Series:International Journal of Pharmacy & Integrated Health Sciences
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Online Access:https://ijpihs.pk/index.php/IJPIHS/article/view/52
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author Zahra Batool
Muhammad Rizwan Tariq
Shinawar Waseem Ali
Zujaja Umer
Mohammad Taqqi Abbas
Maham khalid
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Maham khalid
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description Background Cucumber is known to have countless benefits related to skin, body, and general health conditions. Watermelon juice is highly nutritious and perishable. Recent studies focus on using it with a combination of potential functional ingredients. Watermelon-Cucumber drink is a healthy combination of beverages that can provide many nutrients and health benefits.  Objectives In this study, cucumber juice was used to improve watermelon juice's nutritional profile and sensory attributes by utilizing honey as a sweetener. This study aimed to evaluate the functional drink's proximate parameters, oxidative stability, microbial load, and organoleptic evaluation. Methods Statistics was applied using Statistics 8.1, and data were analyzed using two-way ANOVA and Tukey HSD Post Hoc analysis. The functional drink was prepared using altering concentrations of cucumber juice and watermelon juice (80:10, 70:20, 60:30, 50:40) and stored at 4oC for 28 days. Results revealed that adding cucumber juice significantly improved antioxidant potential (p<0.05) up to 1.6%. The current study revealed that a non-significant effect was observed on ash contents (0.06-0.04%), total solids (0.36-0.32%), and degree Brix (8.7o-9.7o) of functional drink. Increasing concentration of cucumber juice led to an increase in titratable acidity (0.57%) while pH was decreased (3.6). Conclusions Using watermelon and cucumber juice in combinations improved the antioxidant potential of the functional drink. The organoleptic evaluation revealed that treatment with 80% watermelon juice and 10% cucumber juice was observed best in sensorial attributes.
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spelling doaj-art-239fe7ca997f4f388ad535ae89800eb62025-08-20T03:31:10ZengSuperior University Lahore, PakistanInternational Journal of Pharmacy & Integrated Health Sciences2958-16562789-28402022-10-013210.56536/ijpihs.v3i2.52DEVELOPMENT AND SHELF STABILITY OF FUNCTIONAL DRINK PREPARED FROM WATERMELON AND CUCUMBER Zahra Batool0Muhammad Rizwan Tariq1Shinawar Waseem AliZujaja UmerMohammad Taqqi AbbasMaham khalidDepartment of Food Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, PakistanUniversity of the Punjab Background Cucumber is known to have countless benefits related to skin, body, and general health conditions. Watermelon juice is highly nutritious and perishable. Recent studies focus on using it with a combination of potential functional ingredients. Watermelon-Cucumber drink is a healthy combination of beverages that can provide many nutrients and health benefits.  Objectives In this study, cucumber juice was used to improve watermelon juice's nutritional profile and sensory attributes by utilizing honey as a sweetener. This study aimed to evaluate the functional drink's proximate parameters, oxidative stability, microbial load, and organoleptic evaluation. Methods Statistics was applied using Statistics 8.1, and data were analyzed using two-way ANOVA and Tukey HSD Post Hoc analysis. The functional drink was prepared using altering concentrations of cucumber juice and watermelon juice (80:10, 70:20, 60:30, 50:40) and stored at 4oC for 28 days. Results revealed that adding cucumber juice significantly improved antioxidant potential (p<0.05) up to 1.6%. The current study revealed that a non-significant effect was observed on ash contents (0.06-0.04%), total solids (0.36-0.32%), and degree Brix (8.7o-9.7o) of functional drink. Increasing concentration of cucumber juice led to an increase in titratable acidity (0.57%) while pH was decreased (3.6). Conclusions Using watermelon and cucumber juice in combinations improved the antioxidant potential of the functional drink. The organoleptic evaluation revealed that treatment with 80% watermelon juice and 10% cucumber juice was observed best in sensorial attributes. https://ijpihs.pk/index.php/IJPIHS/article/view/52Soft DrinkFunctional DrinkShelf stabilitySupplementation
spellingShingle Zahra Batool
Muhammad Rizwan Tariq
Shinawar Waseem Ali
Zujaja Umer
Mohammad Taqqi Abbas
Maham khalid
DEVELOPMENT AND SHELF STABILITY OF FUNCTIONAL DRINK PREPARED FROM WATERMELON AND CUCUMBER
International Journal of Pharmacy & Integrated Health Sciences
Soft Drink
Functional Drink
Shelf stability
Supplementation
title DEVELOPMENT AND SHELF STABILITY OF FUNCTIONAL DRINK PREPARED FROM WATERMELON AND CUCUMBER
title_full DEVELOPMENT AND SHELF STABILITY OF FUNCTIONAL DRINK PREPARED FROM WATERMELON AND CUCUMBER
title_fullStr DEVELOPMENT AND SHELF STABILITY OF FUNCTIONAL DRINK PREPARED FROM WATERMELON AND CUCUMBER
title_full_unstemmed DEVELOPMENT AND SHELF STABILITY OF FUNCTIONAL DRINK PREPARED FROM WATERMELON AND CUCUMBER
title_short DEVELOPMENT AND SHELF STABILITY OF FUNCTIONAL DRINK PREPARED FROM WATERMELON AND CUCUMBER
title_sort development and shelf stability of functional drink prepared from watermelon and cucumber
topic Soft Drink
Functional Drink
Shelf stability
Supplementation
url https://ijpihs.pk/index.php/IJPIHS/article/view/52
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