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STORAGE STABILITY OF A STIMULANT COCONUT WATER-CASHEW APPLE JUICE BEVERAGE

2007; Wiley; Volume: 31; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1745-4549.2007.00121.x

1745-4549

Joélia Marques de Carvalho, Geraldo Arraes Maia, Raimundo Wilane de Figueiredo, Edy Sousa de Brito, Suelí Rodrigues,

GABA and Rice Research

Besides flavor, appearance and overall impression, food consumers seek foods rich in nutrients. Fruits are a rich source of nutrients and minerals, and fruit juices are a popular way of consuming them. Development of new products, where two or more kinds of fruit juices are blended to obtain a product that combines the nutritional value of both fruits, which present a different and pleasant taste, has been encouraged by the food industry and has been well accepted by consumers. In this work, the storage stability of a coconut water-cashew apple juice (87.5:12.5 v/v) beverage was evaluated. Caffeine addition (100 mg/L) conferred stimulating properties to the blend. The physicochemical, microbiological and sensory stability of this blended beverage was evaluated during 6 months. The results showed that the beverage presented good stability for all parameters that were analyzed except for vitamin C, which presented a loss of 58% from the initial content.