Studies on the Preservative Effect of Marigold Flower Petal Extract in Paneer Morya S.1, Singh R.2, Parveen T.2, Sengar N.2, Kishor K.1, Rout S.3,* 1Warner School of Food & Dairy Technology, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology & Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India-211007 2Department of Food Science & Technology, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India-284128 3School of Forestry and Environment, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology & Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India-211007 *email: sandeeprout1988@gmail.com
Online published on 15 December, 2016. Abstract A study was conducted to evaluate the preservative effect of Marigold flower petal extract in paneer for extending shelf life, in this study the Marigold petal extract in the concentration of 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 5.0 ml from the standard extract solution (50 mg/ml) were incorporated for the experiment. The sample C with 2ml of Marigold petal extract extended the shelf life of paneer and therefore can be recommended for preservation of paneer up to one month in refrigerated condition. Top Keywords Marigold, Paneer, Preservative. Top |