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The Fruit |
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The Guava (Psidium guajava) is a round or pear - shaped tropical fruit with a white, yellow or pink interior, which is fleshy and interspersed with many hard seeds. It has the highest Vitamin C contents among fruits and its delicious juice is widely appreciated for this vitamin. It also contains a considerable amount of pectin. |
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General Description |
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It would be difficult to find any place in India where the Guava tree does not flourish naturally. The fruit grows on relatively small, narrow trunked trees which are characterised by an almost total absence of bark. The product Guava Pulp is obtained by the commercial processing of sound, mature Guava fruit by passing through 0.7mm sieve. |
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Applications |
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Guava pulp is used mainly for conversion into juices, nectars, drinks, jams, jellies, Fruit cheese, fruit bars. Guava Juice is an excellent beverage, which makes a very tasty and nutritious drink. Very frequently people use Guava pulp to flavour ice cream, puddings and yoghurt. It has good potential as commercial source of pectin. |
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Specification of Guava Pulp Physical, Chemical and Organoleptic Characteristics |
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| Pulp |
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| T.S.S. (°Brix) | Min 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Acidity (% as C/A) | Min 0.4 | ||||||||||||||
| pH | < 4.00 | ||||||||||||||
| Additives | Citric Acid | ||||||||||||||
| Pesticide residue | Absent | ||||||||||||||
| Colour | Creamish White | ||||||||||||||
| Flavour | Characteristic | ||||||||||||||
| Taste | Characteristic | ||||||||||||||
Microbial Characteristics |
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| T.P.C. | CFU/g | < 50 | |||||||||||||
| Yeast | CFU/g | < 50 | |||||||||||||
| Mould | CFU/g | < 10 | |||||||||||||
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Average Composition of pulp (Per 100gm) |
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| Edible Portion | (%) | 100.00 | |||||||||||||
| Moisture | (gm) | 81.70 | |||||||||||||
| Protein | (gm) | 0.90 | |||||||||||||
| Fat | (gm) | 0.30 | |||||||||||||
| Minerals | (gm) | 0.70 | |||||||||||||
| Fibre | (gm) | 5.20 | |||||||||||||
| Carbohydrates | (gm) | 11.20 | |||||||||||||
| Energy | (K.CaI) | 51.00 | |||||||||||||
| Calcium | (mg) | 10.00 | |||||||||||||
| Phosphorus | (mg) | 28.00 | |||||||||||||
| Iron | (mg) | 1.40 | |||||||||||||
| Vitamin C | (mg) | 160.00 | |||||||||||||
| Vitamin B | (mg) | 0.46 | |||||||||||||
| Alphonso Mango Pulp | Totapuri Mango Pulp | Raspuri Mango Pulp | Guava Pulp | Papaya Pulp | Pineapple Pulp | Tomato Puree | Banana Pulp |
