A CASHEW APPLE BEVERAGE DRY MIX AND A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF

摘要

The present invention provides a cashew apple beverage dry mix which is unique over other dry mixes, since they are prepared from synthetic flavours. The invention also recites a process for the preparation of the said beverage mix wherein the freshly harvested cashew apple fruits are immersed in a solution containing potassium metabisulphite for a period of 2-4 h, passed through a juice extractor and the extracted juice filtered. The required quantity of a clarifying agent was added to the juice to precipitate the tannins. The flocculant precipitate of tannins settled down rapidly and the supernatant was siphoned off. The clarified juice was subjected to spray drying using a suitable carrier to obtain a free flowing powder. The free flowing powder was mixed with sweeteners and other additives to obtain cashew apple beverage dry mix. Cashew apple beverage dry mix contains 3.5% moisture and total soluble solids of 14-15% when reconstituted to an aqueous beverage.