Author: Sasi Kumar R (2015).
Probiotic Beverages, whey and Aloe vera juice. Bifidobacterium bifidus (BB) was used as the probiotic organism, addition of probiotic inoculums and fermentation time were optimized on the basis of sensory quality evaluation. The blend ratio 70:30 of whey and Aloe vera juice and whey fermented for 9 hrs using inoculums 1% BB resulted with highest sensory scores for overall acceptability, Milk whey drink can replace much of the lost organic and inorganic to the extracellular fluid. Whey, which is so rapidly assimilable, forms an ideal metabolic substrate, constitutes almost 45-50 percent of total milk solids, 70 percent of milk sugar mainly lactose, 20 percent of milk proteins, 70- 90 percent of milk minerals and almost all the water soluble vitamins originally present in milk, whey proteins and other components and established a sound basis for their nutritional and functional value, milk whey in the fruit beverage preparation, functional beverages covers probiotic beverages, dairy drinks, drinking yoghurts, functional and functionally fortified soft drinks, juices, energy drinks, sports drinks, functional waters and ready to-drink tea. The global functional beverages market drives due to the growth in health and wellness concerns increase in disposable incomes, consumer awareness, introduction of new flavored products meeting various nutritional and health requirements, obesity concerns, aging population and changing lifestyles, energy drinks is the fastest growing segment in functional drinks market followed by functional dairy products and nutraceutical drinks, Functional Drinks Reassessing future potential, determining consumer targets, and delivering credible products provides a comprehensive overview of the functional drink landscape, analyzing the regulatory and consumer drivers to identify the best opportunities and strategies , global regulatory environment is examined and key hubs for innovation are highlighted, opportunities that the functional drinks market provides for beverage manufacturers as well as the challenges that diversification into functional beverages presents, aloe vera is valuable ingredient for food application due to its biological activities and functional properties, Probiotic cultures are live microbial food ingredients that are beneficial for human health , which includes improvement of intestinal microbial balance which results in the inhibition of bacterial pathogens, reducing the risk of colon cancer, improving the immune system, lowering serum cholesterol levels, alleviation of lactose intolerance and nutritional enhancement, whey based fruit beverages, dietary sources of live microorganisms destined to promote a positive impact in the host by improving the properties of the indigenous beneficial microflora, quality probiotic beverage with therapeutic value prepared by using a 70:30 blend of whey and Aloe vera juice inoculated with 1 percent inoculum of Biofidobacterium bifidum (B.p) with a shelf life of 30 days at 4oC ± 1″C and 6 days at 35oC ± 1″C.
