Functional Food Product Development and Quality Analysis of Whey Based Fruit Herbal Beverage

This study focuses on development of herbal fruit beverage based on whey. Whey was mixed with pineapple juices along with mentha flavor in the ratio 8:2:1. This study evaluated the physicochemical, sensory and microbial analysis of the developed product periodically till a period of 20 days. The analyzed physico-chemical parameters in the product reported a decline from 0.02 to 2% as the storage period increased. 0.18% of fat reduced to 0.16% during the study period. Protein content reduced up to 0.13%. Lactose content was reduced to 0.2% at the end of 20 days. Sensory evaluation had a high reading of 8.32 for taste and a least value of 6.64. The hedonic scale reading drastically decreased after ten days of storage. Whey based pineapple beverage can serve as a best alternative functional food in the present-day scenario.