Study on Development and Storage of Blended Pineapple (Ananas comosus L.) Mango (Mangifera indica L.) Crush

Abstract

The present research work entitled “STUDY ON DEVELOPMENT AND STORAGE OF BLENDED PINEAPPLE (Ananas comosus L.) MANGO (Mangifera indica L.) CRUSH” was carried out at Post Harvest Lab, Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute (NAI) SHUATS, Prayagraj (formerly Allahabad), U.P, INDIA, during 2021-2023. The statistical design adopted for the experiment was Completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications and Eight treatment combinations and the product was analyzed for quality parameters and sensory qualities at the interval of 15 Days till 45 Days of storage period at refrigerated conditions (40C). The present investigation revealed about the quality parameters viz. TSS, Reducing sugars, Non-Reducing Sugars and Total sugars, acidity content during storage of 45 Days  .After 45 days of storage, Treatment T5 (Pineapple pulp 50%: Mango pulp 50%) was found superior having TSS (55.850Brix), acidity (0.89%), total sugars (45.42 %), reducing sugar (15.88%) and also give better result in sensory evaluation in colour (7.70), taste (8.02), aroma (8.01), texture (7.98), and overall acceptability (8.02) at refrigerated conditions (40C). Treatment T5 performed well in the economic investment with higher benefit cost ratio i.e., 1.83 which is quite higher than other treatments.