Emmanuel Bello

PRODUCTION, CHARACTERIZATION AND UTILIZATION OF GUAVA FLAVOR CONCENTRATE

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate the characterization and utilization of guava flavour concentrate produced from two guava cultivar using simple distillation technique for the flavor extraction. The physical properties of the flavor concentrate were determined and then utilized in the formulation of guava drinks with three different clouding agents (gum Arabic, garri aliquot and cheese-whey). The guava drink samples were also evaluated for different quality attributes whic...