NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF MORINGA POWDER-BASED QUICK-MADE DRINKS
Abstract
Moringa oleifera, known as moringa, is an available potential source of vital nutrients and demonstrates various health benefits. However, the processed products of this plant are used in our country only as a food supplement. There are no food products containing moringa powder on the Ukrainian market. Skimmed milk powder is usually the most common component for providing milk proteins to produce recombinant dairy products. Therefore, combining moringa powder with milk powder is interesting for developing new food products. The study aims to assess the nutritional quality of instant drinks based on milk powder and moringa powder—materials and research methods. The research used moringa powder from the company "Holistic Solutions s.r.o" (Czech Republic), skimmed milk powder from LLC "PRODENERGO" (Ukraine), natural sweet stevia extract from PrJSC "CHUMAK" (Ukraine) and vanillin from PrJSC "Ukroptbakaliya" (Ukraine). Three experimental samples were made. The organoleptic evaluation descriptors were formed independently, considering the indicators characteristic of food concentrates and instant drinks on a five-point scale. Based on moringa powder and skimmed milk powder, experimental samples of instant drinks with 3, 5, and 7% of this additive were made. The organoleptic evaluation showed that the rational amount of the additive, which provides acceptable consumer properties, is 5%. At the same time, the drink has a good taste, aroma, and appearance. An increase in the additive's proportion negatively affects this product's organoleptic indicators, primarily the consistency. Analysis of physicochemical indicators showed that a drink containing 5% moringa powder contains 30.7% proteins, 1.7% fats, and 50.8% carbohydrates. The energy value of this product is 341.3 kcal, and the nutritional value – is 1428.0 kJ. Consumption of 200 g of an instant drink based on powdered milk and moringa powder provides the body with 17.6% of the daily requirement for dietary fiber. The study results showed that moringa powder can be a good raw material for the production of functional food products, particularly instant drinks.
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