Watermelon juice composite beverage and preparation method thereof

Abstract

The invention provides a watermelon juice composite beverage which has stable color and solves the problems of cooked taste and light flavor and the like and a preparation method thereof. A watermelon is taken as a main component, and the watermelon juice composite beverage comprises the following components: 50-90% of watermelon juice, 5.0-15% of passion flower fruit puree, 3.0-10% of sweetener, 0.05-0.2% of stabilizing agent, 0.05-0.3% of sour agent, 0.02-0.05% of preservative, 0.01-0.02% of antioxidant and the balance purified water, and can use fresh watermelons or frozen watermelons; the passion flower fruit puree is prepared by pulping passion flower fruits or by unfreezing the frozen passion flower fruits before being used; the watermelon juice composite beverage is prepared by the following steps of washing, unfreezing, juicing, filtering, batching, homogenizing, degassing, sterilizing, canning and cooling and the like. The product has no cooked flavor and beautiful color without adding any pigment and essence; the quality guarantee period can reach one year at normal temperature, obvious layering and sedimentation phenomena can not occur in the period; and the product is suitable for industrial production.

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Technical field

[0001] The invention relates to a fruit and vegetable juice beverage and a preparation method thereof, in particular to a watermelon juice composite beverage and a preparation method thereof. Background technique

[0002] Watermelon has the effects of refreshing taste, quenching thirst and diuresis, and also has high nutritional and health value. Watermelon pulp contains a large amount of lycopene, which has a strong ability to remove active oxygen and is related to cancer prevention and anticancer effects. Passionflower, also known as passion fruit, is the fruit of the tropical fruit tree of the passionflower family. At present, passion fruit is known to contain more than 100 kinds of aromatic substances, which is one of the most aromatic fruits known in the world. Passion fruit juice and other fruits are processed and mixed into mixed juice, which can significantly improve the taste and aroma of these fruit juices.

[0003] The yield of watermelon is large, the...