Development of karonda, shatavari and aloevera based blended health drink

The health drink ready to serve (RTS) beverage was prepared from karonda, shatavari and aloevera. The blended RTS was prepared using extracted juices from karonda, shatavari and aloevera in the ratios of 100:0:0, 50:50:0, 50:45:05 and 50:40:10, respectively with two levels ( 15 and 20 %) of final juice content in RTS. The blends were homogenized and filled into 200 ml sterilized glass bottle and pasteurized at 85 °C for 10 minutes, cooled and stored at ambient temperature. The physicochemical and sensory parameters of health drinks were analyzed. Among the different combinations, karonda juice based health drink prepared with 15 per cent juice blend of 50 per cent karonda + 45 per cent shatavari + 5 per cent alovera juice was found highly acceptable with respect to flavour, taste and overall acceptability.