ABSTRACT

The present study is on check the acceptability of tutti frutti preserved with essential oil and how essential oil used as a natural preservative in food product, tutti frutti. This was made by watermelon rind. It is discarded by people but it is nutritious part of a watermelon. Increasing the shelf life of a product is always being a good topic in food industry. So the use of natural preservative in food products in the place of chemicals is a good option for the food industry. Essential oil has antimicrobial, anticancer and anti inflammatory properties According to researches most of the essential oil are edible papaya seed and curry leaf essential oil are also edible but in lesser amount and always diluted with a carrier oil because they are in concentrated form. Essential oil widely used in cosmetics and medicinal field but now these are also used in food industry for aroma, and flavor and as a preservative. There are many methods for the extraction of essential oil, with each method shows some benefits. To balance health among consumers and preserve the quality of food, it is necessary to organoleptic evaluation or sensory properties like body and texture, color and appearance, taste and flavor, aroma in food products and increase the growth of essential oil in food industry. In this study the essential oil was extracted from papaya seeds and curry leaf (Murraya koenigii). And used as a preservative and check the acceptability of that product. Keyword: Natural preservative, essential oil, acceptability, tutti frutti, self life
Publication date: 01/03/21

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.3.5414