Low-Calorie Beverages Made from Medicinal Plants, Flowers and Fruits: Characteristics and Liking of a Population with Overweight and Obesity

Nowadays, there are few options of low or no added sugar drinks offering health benefits and oriented to consumers with a special health condition, such as overweight and obesity. The objective of this work was to develop and characterize a low-calorie antioxidant beverage made from aqueous extracts...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2021-05, Vol.11 (9), p.3766
Main Authors: Contreras-López, Elizabeth, Ramírez-Godínez, Juan, García-Martínez, Miguel Maximiliano, Gutiérrez-Salomón, Ana Luisa, González-Olivares, Luis Guillermo, Jaimez-Ordaz, Judith
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
antioxidant capacity
Antioxidants
Beverages
Body mass index
Body weight
Calibration
Calories
Children
Citrus fruits
Cold shock
Dietary minerals
Flavonoids
Flowers
Fruits
Herbal medicine
lemon verbena
Medicinal plants
Melissa
Microorganisms
Obesity
Overweight
Plant extracts
Plants (botany)
Population studies
Sensory evaluation
Strawberries
Sugar
Weight control
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Summary:Nowadays, there are few options of low or no added sugar drinks offering health benefits and oriented to consumers with a special health condition, such as overweight and obesity. The objective of this work was to develop and characterize a low-calorie antioxidant beverage made from aqueous extracts of medicinal plants (Melissa and lemon verbena), flowers (chamomile and bougainvillea), and fruits (guava, pineapple, strawberry, orange, and tangerine) as an alternative for people with overweight and obesity. Four formulations were developed from medicinal plants, flowers, and fruits. For this, a solid-liquid conventional extraction was carried out (at 90 °C during 5 min) followed by a cold shock in ice. The developed beverages were characterized in a microbiological and physicochemical way according to official analysis methods. The sensory evaluation was carried out through liking and buying intention tests. The population under study was integrated by 400 adults divided into two groups (with and without overweight or obesity). The beverages developed were low-calorie (≤40 kcal per portion), very low in sodium (1.6 g GAE portion), and with an attractive color. The results indicate that these beverages could be an alternative to the consumption of common industrialized drinks conferring additional benefits for the prevention of chronic diseases.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app11093766