OPTIMIZATION OF INGREDIENTS IN PAPAYA FRUIT BAR

ABSTRACT

Papaya fruit is an important source of certain vitamins and minerals. The fruit bar is mainly used for the products prepared by dehydration of fruit pulps. To prepare fruit bars, Papaya pulp were first blended in different proportions to standardize parameters like pectin and SMP concentration and then mixture was dried in mechanical dehydrator at 55 ± 2ºC for 8-10h. By using different concentration of pectin, SMP, we observed the main ingredients of Papaya fruit bar which is carbohydrate and water. It is a very good source of vitamin A. By using papaya fruit bar fruit jam, jelly, ice cream, etc food can be processed.