Call for Papers : Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2024, Open Access; Impact Factor; Peer Reviewed Journal; Fast Publication

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Nutritional analysis and preservation of tender green coconut water

Water is essential for life. There are a variety of trace elements present in virtually all potable water, some of which play a role in metabolism. For example, sodium, potassium and chloride are common chemicals found in small quantities in most waters. Tender green coconut water is a pure and nutritious beverage in the natural state. Green Coconut water refers to the liquid endosperm of a tender coconut at an age of approximately 9 months from time of pollination, the period before the solid endosperm or white meat forms. Green coconut husk is an excellent package for the water which contains sugars, minerals, amino acids, electrolytes and vitamins. Tender green coconut water was preserved by adding preservative such as potassium met bisulphate, and citric acid. This Sample of coconut water were preserved approximately 2 month in refrigerator for their shelf if study. One preserved tender green coconut water bottle sample was going for testing in RFRAC (Regional Food Research & Anaysis Centre) for minerals analysis. Potassium content present in tender green coconut water after preservation is comes out to be 244mg/100g. Also, sodium content present in green coconut water comes out to be 103mg/100g.

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Sharma Garima, Mishra Sunita and Daniel Madhvi
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