Advances in Life Sciences
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 7

Studies on the Preservative Effect of Marigold Flower Petal Extract in Paneer

  • Author:
  • S. Morya1, R. Singh2, T. Parveen2, N. Sengar2, K. Kishor1, S. Rout3,
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 2711 to 2717

1Warner School of Food & Dairy Technology, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology & Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India-211007

2Department of Food Science & Technology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India-284128

3School of Forestry and Environment, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology & Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India-211007

*email: sandeeprout1988@gmail.com

Online published on 15 December, 2016.

Abstract

A study was conducted to evaluate the preservative effect of Marigold flower petal extract in paneer for extending shelf life, in this study the Marigold petal extract in the concentration of 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0 ml from the standard extract solution (50 mg/ml) were incorporated for the experiment. The sample C with 2ml of Marigold petal extract extended the shelf life of paneer and therefore can be recommended for preservation of paneer up to one month in refrigerated condition.

Keywords

Marigold, Paneer, Preservative