Author(s):

Kajol V Bhos, Gurunath V Mote and Akashya K Sahoo

Abstract: Fruits and vegetable products have occupied unique place in the dietary practices of population. Fruits, nuts, and vegetables play a significant role in human nutrition, especially as sources of vitamins (C, A, B6, thiamine, niacin, E), minerals, protein and dietary fiber carbohydrate. Making fruit spreads is a good way to use fruits that are not suitable for canning whole or freezing. While all fruit spreads are jelled to some degree, each type has a different texture, flavor and color. Sweet potato’s tubers have anti-diabetic, anti-oxidant and anti-proliferative properties due to the presence of valuable nutritional and mineral components. Consumption of red beet which is rich source of antioxidants can contribute to protection from age related diseases. Red beet contains antioxidant activity which can prevention of diseases like cancer, cardiovascular diseases. Guava is an excellent source of vitamin-C and abundant in dietary fiber, vitamin-A, pectin, phosphorus, calcium and potassium. Peanut seeds are a good source of protein, lipid and fatty acids for human nutrition. Peanut-containing foods have high consumer acceptance because of their unique roasted peanut flavour. The healthy and nutritious spread containing good source of Vit.C, protein, crude fiber, and mineral such as calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium etc. The nutritious spread has antioxidant capacity. Optimization of healthy and nutritious spread was carried out by variation of sweet potato, beet root, peanut, guava, sugar. The J (50:25:10:2.5:5) was selected as per 9 hedonic scale. Healthy and nutritious spread has a shelf life of 2 days at room temperature and 14 days at refrigerated temperature.

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