Influence of spices and herbs incorporation on popular Indian dairy products: A review

Abstract

Spices and Herbs have created a lot of awareness in today's culture, leading people to turn to nature for safer herbal remedies due to their various well-proven therapeutic benefits and absence of adverse effects. Furthermore, herbs are also well-known for their capacity to serve as natural preservatives, antioxidants, and flavor enhancers. Spices and Herbs include not just herbaceous plants, but also the bark, roots, leaves, seeds, flowers, and fruit of trees, shrubs, and woody vines, and have been used for millennia as both food and medicine. Spices and Herbs have been used as an extract, juices, or in dried forms in various Indian dairy products which have resulted in the enhancement of flavor, appearance, quality and overall health benefits. This review paper summarizes the effects of numerous Spices and Herbs used in sandesh, lassi, paneer, ghee and Ice cream.