• Shaikh Kashif Azher
• Shweta J. Raichurkar
• Gauri H. Athawale
• Mansi M. Kshirsagar

The Annona reticulata fruit is a highly nutritious fruit and it shows insecticidal properties. The fruit was astringent, anti-dysenteric, anti-diarrheic and anti-helminthic in nature. An attempt was made to study the characterization of microbial strain (L. rhamnosus) for probiotification of Annona reticulata fruit juice. The L. rhamnosus strain showed good tolerance to low pH, High bile concentration and simulated gastrointestinal juice which validates its probiotic nature. The Annona reticulata juice was inoculated with L. rhamnosus in three different inoculum sizes 2%, 4% and 6% and was stored at refrigerated temperature (4±1℃) for 15 days for probiotification. It was found that L. rhamnosus at 6% inoculum was suited excellently for probiotification of Annona reticulata juice. The overall acceptability during the storage period of probiotic Annona reticulata juice was 7.2 on the 9-Point hedonic scale.

Annona reticulata, L. rhamnosus, bacterial strain, inoculum, Probiotification

"PROBIOTIFICATION OF Annona reticulata (Ramphal) JUICE BY USING Lactobacillus rhmanosus", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.e689-e697, January-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201497.pdf

"PROBIOTIFICATION OF Annona reticulata (Ramphal) JUICE BY USING Lactobacillus rhmanosus", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no. ppe689-e697, January-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201497.pdf