Preparation of the Marumero Juice

Abstract

Fruits of Marumero (Quince, Cydonia oblonga Mill. ) have a specific flavor. The fresh furits are not suitable to be eaten because of hard and strong acid taste.
The Marumero soft drink was prepared from the fruits juice, sweetener (lactosucrose), flavoring agent (maltosyl-cyclodextrin and ascorbic acid) and the supercritical carbone dioxide extracts.
The ingredients of Marumero soft drink was determined by sensory test consisting of the panell of twenty female students of Akita Junior College.
As the result of sensory test, the best combination of Marumero soft drink was as follow;
Marumero juice 90% Sweetener (Lactosucrose) 10 Maltosyl-cyclodextrin 0.5 Ascorbic acid 0.1