Ready to serve beverages made from ripen fruits.

1. Fruit Beverages
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2. Fruit Beverages
Fruit drinks are nonalcoholic beverages that
are obtained by subjecting different types of fruit to
certain processes.
Juice is a drink made from the extraction or pressing of
the natural liquid contained in fruit and vegetables. Fruit
juices or pulp used for the preparation of these products
are subjected to minimal processing operations like
filtration, clarification and pasteurization. The fruit juice or
pulp, are mixed with ingredients like sugar, acid,
stabilizers, micronutrients and preservative to develop
beverages and drinks.

3. R-T-S Beverages
The ready-to-serve beverages as per FSSA
specifications should contain at least 10 percent fruit
content and not less than 10 percent TSS besides 0.3%
acid maximum as citric acid. The levels of permitted
preservatives include 70 ppm (maximum) for Sulphur
dioxide and 120 ppm (maximum) for benzoic acid.
Since these beverages are consumed as such without
dilution, hence are termed as Ready-to-serve beverage.
Wide range of fruits including mango, citrus fruits, berries,
litchi, guava, pineapple, grapes etc. are preferred for RTS
beverages.

4. FSSAI Specifications
At least contain 10% Fruit content and some some
category of 100% Pure Fruit juices
Contain Max. 0.3% Acids
°Brix/ TSS- 10-15
Preservatives used - 70 ppm (maximum) for
Sulphur dioxide and 120 ppm (maximum) for
benzoic acid
Dilution - No dilution needed before drinking

5. Flow Sheet - Mango

7. Flow Sheet - Orange

9. Flow Sheet - Jamun