Fruit Powders and Candies in value-added Products: a mini-review

Abstract:

Fruits play an essential role in the human diet as the source of essential vitamins, minerals, and fibers. The USDA food guide pyramid suggests consuming 2 to 4 servings of fruits per day for optimum health. Recent studies indicate that the risk of cancer for persons with low dietary consumption of fruits and vegetable is double the risk of those with a high intake of these foods. Fresh fruits contain more than 80% water, which is responsible for their crisp and crunchy texture. However, their high-water content makes the fruits highly perishable, as does the fact that they are seasonal and reasonable products. To have good quality fruit available around the year, various processing and preservation techniques have been employed, and drying of fruits is one of them. Fruits powders have proven to be more versatile than purees, allowing for use in low moisture products.Mini Review