FRUIT JUICE POWDER MuIChi AND PROCESS FOR MAKING THE SAME

摘要

A process for producing fruit juice powder mix and a fruit based beverage mix comprising fruit juice powder. The process comprises the steps of (a) washing and cleaning of fruits, (b) pupling fruits of step (a) in a two stage pulper and obtaining juice, (c) passing juice of step (b) through strainer having mesh size 400-500 micron, (d) preparing fruit concentrate at brix 66-72 Degree Brix, (e) converting fruit concentrates of step (d) to powders by spray drying process characterized such that the fruit juice is atomized and allow to fall under gravity without being adhered to the walls of dryer chamber, collecting the dried fruit powder at the bottom of the dryer, (f) encapsulating by blending fruit powder in the presence of hydrocolloids, (g) adding dried sugar in fruit powder of step (f), (h) blending with dried sugar and all other ingredients excluding flavor in blender coating, (i) grinding the blended fruit powder in pin mill for uniform distribution of ingredients, (j ) adding flavor and transferring the bulk to the blender and blending thereof in order to obtain desired fruit juice powder mix, (k) passing fruit juice powder mix obtained in step (j) through metal detector, (g) filing of the said produced fruit juice powder mix in containers for storing/packaging.