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| Article Name : | | | STUDIES ON STORAGE OFBOTTLE GOURD JUICE PREPARED FROM DIFFERENT MATURITY STAGES OF FRUITS | | Author Name : | | | Kalpana Dahatonde , A. M. Musmadeand and M.U.Tanpure | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-5524 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria Mol.Standl.) is a delicious vegetable,capable for delivering health benefits besides fulfilling physiological needs. The juice was prepared from immature to over mature fruits of bottle gourd fruits of 65, 70, 75 and 80 days after sowing. The physico-chemical, sensory characteristics and microbiological safety of bottle gourd juice in glass and PET bottles were evaluated for 3 months at room and cold temperature. There was continuous increase in TSS, reducing sugars and pH while, acidity and chlorophyll decreased in bottle gourd juice with advancement of storage period. | | Keywords : | | |
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