Development of Carrot Beet Milk

Abstract

CatTOt beet milk is considered as dairy beverage with good sensory and nutritional characteristics due to their high content of vitamin, antioxidants, and essential minerals. Ready-to-seJVe dairy based beverages play an important role in the human diet with a specific function and physiological benefits to the human being and are considered as the great and sustainable source of nutrients. Carrot beet milk appears due to the necessity of having a product combining easiness and nutritional quality, in order to either improve or substitute beverages between the meals or simply gain energy in a healthy way. The consumption of dairy based beverages has increased mainly among young consumers and children. Fortified dairy based beverage "Carrot beet milk" prepared from composite mixture of various ingredients assure a mutual complementation of nutrients to supply adequate energy and increase brain health as well as refreshment of mind of every age group person. Milk is a full food as it contains aU essential nutrients which is required for a healthy human body. Milk also being easily available, nutritious and indigenous food. In the present study, low fat milk, carrot juice, beetroot juice, cardamom flavored dairy-based beverage, sensory and shelf-life stability was evaluated in glass bottle packaging under the ambient and refrigeration conditions. The total five treatments were prepared for study and shelf-life analysis was carried out for 15 days. Physicochemical properties were analyzed on first day of preparation. In our study we found that treatment T • was found best based on sensory properties and physicochemical properties. The shelf life of treatment T4 was found 15 days and there was no spoilage sign in samples.