Evaluation of promising lines of pomegranate for preparation of anardana

Abstract

The objective of this research work was to analyze the proximate composition of pomegranate and to study the effect of two packaging material and storage life of anardana. The proximate analysis of pomegranate fruit showed moisture 80.51 %, reducing sugars 12.19 %, total sugars 13.48 %, total soluble solids 15 oBrix, acidity 3.1 % and ascorbic acid 12.55 mg/100 g, anthocyanin 76.30 mg/100 g. The fresh healthy and well matured fruits of genotype 1/1920, 1/2324, 2/2324 were selected for preparation of anardana. The anardana was prepared with the help of cabinet dryer, dried at 60 oC for 8 hr and stored in two packaging material like polythene pouches and aluminium foil and stored for 90 days at ambient condition. The fresh anardana contained average 10.33 per cent, moisture, 30.35 per cent reducing sugars, 8.33 per cent total sugars, 13.57 0Brix total soluble solids, 3.72 per cent acidity, 8.33 mg/100 g ascorbic acid and 69.23 mg/100 g anthocyanin. During storage study of anardana TSS, reducing sugars and total sugars were increased whereas moisture content, acidity, ascorbic acid and organoleptic quality was slightly decreased with increased storage period. The anardana prepared from 2/2324 genotype and packed in aluminium foil (P2T2) was found more acceptable as compared to other samples after 90 days of storage.