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Fruit Beverages - RTS
Fruit beverages are made from fruit juices or pulp that undergo minimal processing like filtration and pasteurization before being mixed with ingredients like sugar, acid, and preservatives. Ready-to-serve beverages as specified by FSSA must contain at least 10% fruit content and 10% total soluble solids while having a maximum acidity of 0.3% citric acid. They also allow preservatives up to 70ppm sulfur dioxide and 120ppm benzoic acid since no dilution is needed before drinking. The document outlines specifications for fruit beverages and provides process flow sheets for making mango, orange, and jamun ready-to-serve beverages.
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Fruit Beverages - RTS
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- 2. Fruit Beverages Fruit drinksare nonalcoholic beverages that are obtained by subjecting different types of fruit to certain processes. Juice is a drink made from the extraction or pressing of the natural liquid contained in fruit and vegetables. Fruit juices or pulp used for the preparation of these products are subjected to minimal processing operations like filtration, clarification and pasteurization. The fruit juice or pulp, are mixed with ingredients like sugar, acid, stabilizers, micronutrients and preservative to develop beverages and drinks.
- 3. R-T-S Beverages The ready-to-servebeverages as per FSSA specifications should contain at least 10 percent fruit content and not less than 10 percent TSS besides 0.3% acid maximum as citric acid. The levels of permitted preservatives include 70 ppm (maximum) for Sulphur dioxide and 120 ppm (maximum) for benzoic acid. Since these beverages are consumed as such without dilution, hence are termed as Ready-to-serve beverage. Wide range of fruits including mango, citrus fruits, berries, litchi, guava, pineapple, grapes etc. are preferred for RTS beverages.
- 4. FSSAI Specifications At leastcontain 10% Fruit content and some some category of 100% Pure Fruit juices Contain Max. 0.3% Acids °Brix/ TSS- 10-15 Preservatives used - 70 ppm (maximum) for Sulphur dioxide and 120 ppm (maximum) for benzoic acid Dilution - No dilution needed before drinking
- 5. Flow Sheet -Mango
- 7. Flow Sheet -Orange
- 9. Flow Sheet -Jamun