Development of a novel fermented pumpkin-based beverage inoculated with water kefir grains: a response surface methodology approach

Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) is well known for its health and nutritional benefits and is recommended for daily consumption. This is the first report on optimization and development of fermented pumpkin-based water kefir beverage. Optimum pumpkin puree and brown sugar concentrations were found at 2...

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Main Authors: Wee, Yin Koh, Uthumporn, Utra, Ahmad, Rosma, Mohd. Esah, Effarizah, Wan Ishak, Wan Rosli, Park, Yong-Ha
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Language:English
Published: Springer Verlag 2017
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http://eprints.usm.my/38276/1/Fermented_Pumpkin_Sapina_Kohetal.2017_PRE.pdf
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author Wee, Yin Koh
Uthumporn, Utra
Ahmad, Rosma
Mohd. Esah, Effarizah
Wan Ishak, Wan Rosli
Park, Yong-Ha
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Uthumporn, Utra
Ahmad, Rosma
Mohd. Esah, Effarizah
Wan Ishak, Wan Rosli
Park, Yong-Ha
author_sort Wee, Yin Koh
building USM Institutional Repository
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description Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) is well known for its health and nutritional benefits and is recommended for daily consumption. This is the first report on optimization and development of fermented pumpkin-based water kefir beverage. Optimum pumpkin puree and brown sugar concentrations were found at 22.28 and 9.07% w/v, respectively, were made into a pumpkin-based beverage and fermented with water kefir grains for 24 h at 32 �C. The optimized fermented pumpkin-based water kefir beverage was found to be non-alcoholic, achieved good overall acceptability and high Lactobacillus, acetic acid bacteria and yeast cell viability of approximately 1012, 109 and 109 CFU mL-1, respectively. Overall, the optimized product attained superb technological characteristics and has the potential for industrial exploitation as a refreshing water kefir drink.
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spelling usm-382762018-01-08T06:18:11Z http://eprints.usm.my/38276/ Development of a novel fermented pumpkin-based beverage inoculated with water kefir grains: a response surface methodology approach Wee, Yin Koh Uthumporn, Utra Ahmad, Rosma Mohd. Esah, Effarizah Wan Ishak, Wan Rosli Park, Yong-Ha RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine TP368-456 Food processing and manufacture Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) is well known for its health and nutritional benefits and is recommended for daily consumption. This is the first report on optimization and development of fermented pumpkin-based water kefir beverage. Optimum pumpkin puree and brown sugar concentrations were found at 22.28 and 9.07% w/v, respectively, were made into a pumpkin-based beverage and fermented with water kefir grains for 24 h at 32 �C. The optimized fermented pumpkin-based water kefir beverage was found to be non-alcoholic, achieved good overall acceptability and high Lactobacillus, acetic acid bacteria and yeast cell viability of approximately 1012, 109 and 109 CFU mL-1, respectively. Overall, the optimized product attained superb technological characteristics and has the potential for industrial exploitation as a refreshing water kefir drink. Springer Verlag 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38276/1/Fermented_Pumpkin_Sapina_Kohetal.2017_PRE.pdf Wee, Yin Koh and Uthumporn, Utra and Ahmad, Rosma and Mohd. Esah, Effarizah and Wan Ishak, Wan Rosli and Park, Yong-Ha (2017) Development of a novel fermented pumpkin-based beverage inoculated with water kefir grains: a response surface methodology approach. Food Science and Biotechnology, 1 (1). pp. 1-11. ISSN 1226-7708 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10068-017-0245-5
spellingShingle RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
TP368-456 Food processing and manufacture
Wee, Yin Koh
Uthumporn, Utra
Ahmad, Rosma
Mohd. Esah, Effarizah
Wan Ishak, Wan Rosli
Park, Yong-Ha
Development of a novel fermented pumpkin-based beverage inoculated with water kefir grains: a response surface methodology approach
title Development of a novel fermented pumpkin-based beverage inoculated with water kefir grains: a response surface methodology approach
title_full Development of a novel fermented pumpkin-based beverage inoculated with water kefir grains: a response surface methodology approach
title_fullStr Development of a novel fermented pumpkin-based beverage inoculated with water kefir grains: a response surface methodology approach
title_full_unstemmed Development of a novel fermented pumpkin-based beverage inoculated with water kefir grains: a response surface methodology approach
title_short Development of a novel fermented pumpkin-based beverage inoculated with water kefir grains: a response surface methodology approach
title_sort development of a novel fermented pumpkin-based beverage inoculated with water kefir grains: a response surface methodology approach
topic RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
TP368-456 Food processing and manufacture
url http://eprints.usm.my/38276/
http://eprints.usm.my/38276/
http://eprints.usm.my/38276/1/Fermented_Pumpkin_Sapina_Kohetal.2017_PRE.pdf