Studies on physico-chemical and nutritional properties of pomegranate rind powder

摘要

The physico-chemical and nutritional properties of rind powder prepared from wild pomegranate (acidic) andfour juice cultivars (sweet) were studied. The maximum yield recovery of rind powder on fruit base was in cultivarWhite Muskat, and on rind base was in cultivar Ganesh. Highest TSS content was observed in the rind powderobtained from cultivar G-137. The bulk density of rind powder of different cultivars ranged from 627.8 to 704 kg/m3.powder of wild type contained maximum total sugars (3.80%), bate-carotene (13.67 ppm), proteins (3.46%), Camg/100g) whereas Fe (320 ppm), Mn (6.25 ppm) was highest in Mriduia. The study revealed that pomegranateof wild type and cultivar Mriduia has the potential for producing nutritional and mineral rich rind powder.