Value addition of guava candy (Psidium guajava. L) cv. Allahabad Safeda

Abstract

In the academic year 2023-2024, a study was conducted at the Post Harvest Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, NAI, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P.). In a Completely Randomised Design, nine treatments were used to test the effects of different levels of mint syrup, tulsi syrup, and lemongrass syrup on value added guava candy. These treatments were replicated three times to ensure accurate results. The experiment's primary objective was to determine the effect of different concentrations of mint syrup, tulsi syrup, and lemongrass syrup on the physico-chemical and sensory traits of value- added guava candy. According to the findings of this study, Treatment T2 [Mint syrup (1.0%)] was found best with physico-chemical attributes of value added guava like [70.45 (0 DAS), 71.30 (15 DAS), 73.46 (30 DAS), 74.89 (45 DAS), 75.27 (60 DAS) and 73.08 (MEAN] ºBrix T.S.S (ºBrix), [18.85 (0 DAS), 16.37 (15 DAS), 15.36 (30 DAS), 14.41 (45 DAS), 14.10 (60 DAS) and 15.82 (MEAN] % moisture (%), [0.25 (0 DAS), 0.24 (15 DAS), 0.23 (30 DAS), 0.22 (45 DAS), 0.18 (60 DAS) and 0.23 (MEAN] % acidity (%), [77.76 (0 DAS), 75.65 (15 DAS), 74.23 (30 DAS), 72.83 (45 DAS), 71.46 (60 DAS) and 74.39 (MEAN] mg/100 g of pulp ascorbic acid, [75.45 (0 DAS), 79.89 (15 DAS), 80.55 (30 DAS), 82.01 (45 DAS), 85.85 (60 DAS) and 80.75 (MEAN] % total sugar, [36.92 (0 DAS), 39.09 (15 DAS), 39.41 (30 DAS), 40.13 (45 DAS), 42.01 (60 DAS) and 39.51 (MEAN] % reducing sugar, [36.61 (0 DAS), 38.76 (15 DAS), 39.08 (30 DAS), 39.79 (45 DAS), 41.65 (60 DAS) and 39.18 (MEAN] % non-reducing sugar and sensory attributes like [8.97 (0 DAS), 8.91 (15 DAS), 8.72 (30 DAS), 8.53 (45 DAS), 8.34 (60 DAS) and 8.69 (MEAN] hedonic value of Color, [8.54 (0 DAS), 8.49 (15 DAS), 8.13 (30 DAS), 8.04 (45 DAS), 7.62 (60 DAS) and 8.16 (MEAN] hedonic value of Flavor, [8.63 (0 DAS), 8.58 (15 DAS), 8.22 (30 DAS), 8.12 (45 DAS), 7.70 (60 DAS) and 8.25 (MEAN] hedonic value of Taste, [8.97 (0 DAS), 8.69 (15 DAS), 8.50 (30 DAS), 8.44 (45 DAS), 8.05 (60 DAS) and 8.53 (MEAN] hedonic value of Texture and [8.42 (0 DAS), 8.38 (15 DAS), 8.33 (30 DAS), 8.27 (45 DAS), 8.21 (60 DAS) and 8.32 (MEAN] hedonic value of Overall acceptability.