Author(s):

RD Walhekar, KS Gadhe and GB Mandalik

Abstract: There is a great potential for commercialization of spiced RTS beverages with Jaggery as natural health drinks. Lime Health beverages market is fastest growing in the world, due to its nutritional and health benefits. The present study was carried out to Standardization of Kagzi Lime RTS Beverage by using jiggery syrup with incorporation of different proportion of spices. The combined spices extracts such as Cumin+ Cardamom+Clove+Ginger+Mint were blended with Kagzi lime (cv. Sai Sharbati) juice and prepared the RTS beverages. The incorporated Lime RTS was standardized based on organoleptic evaluation. The nutrient content such as Total Soluble Solids (TSS), pH, acidity, ascorbic acid, total sugar, reducing sugar, and non-reducing sugar were analysed. spice extract incorporated lime RTS beverage with 2.5% lime juice + 0.9 % spice extract having TSS 12°Brix and acidity 0.31% level was found to be the best among all the treatments except T1 and T6 beverages .

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