Value addition of guava candy (Psidium guajava. L) cv. Allahabad Safeda

Abstract

In the academic year 2023-2024, a study was conducted at the Post Harvest Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, NAI, SHUATS, Prayagraj (U.P.). In a Completely Randomised Design, nine treatments were used to test the effects of different levels of mint syrup, tulsi syrup, and lemongrass syrup on value added guava candy. These treatments were replicated three times to ensure accurate results. The experiment's primary objective was to determine the effect of different concentrations of mint syrup, tulsi syrup, and lemongrass syrup on the physico-chemical and sensory traits of value-added guava candy. According to the findings of this study, Treatment T2 [Mint syrup (1.0%)] was found best with physico-chemical attributes of value added guava like [70.45 (0