Global Journal of Biology, Agriculture & Health Sciences

Abstract

Development of Product Rich in Dietary Fiber and Antioxidant Prepared from Lemon Peel

Nikita Rao, Mahak Sharma,Ankita Sharma

Lemons contain numerous phytochemicals including polyphenols and terpens[3] As with other citrus fruits, they have significant concentrations of citric acid. Lemon peels were used to obtain high dietary fiber powder. The present study aims to develop a hard candies made from lemon peel and jiggery. The high dietary fiber powder from lemon peel was made by two methods washing and oven drying and evaluation was done for fiber content of the obtained powder. The washed method powder was rich in high dietary fiber (59g) and vitamin C (112.82mg). Hard candies were prepared from this powder. Jaggery was included in the candies to reduce the bitterness of the powder. Candies with different concentrations(5g,7.5g,10g) of this powder were developed. Sensory evaluation was done by Composite score . Results revealed that the crystalline candy prepared with 5g of lemon peel powder were most acceptable. The candy provides (3.2 g) of fibre and Vitamin C (5.2 mg) in 50grams of hard candies

Published Date: 2016-10-03;