NUTRITIVE VALUE OF EVALUTION OF ALOE VERA BASED PRODUCTS/h1>

ABSTRACT

Aloe vera is the oldest medicinal plant ever known and the most applied medicinal plant worldwide. The first written records about the use of Aloe vera were found on over 6,000 years old clay tablets found in Mesopotamia.In recent years, considerable progress has been made in pharmacological research on Aloe vera and there has appeared in the market some aloe food, medicine, health care products and cosmetics, which seems to be very popular. Hence, the study was taken up to formulate food products like jams, laddus by adding Aloe vera. The samples prepared were analyzed for nutritional constituents using standard procedures (AOAC,1995). Aloe vera Laddus contained 34.21%, 39.52% and 45.91% moisture on D1, D2 and D3 respectively. The mean scores of protein content in samples of laddus were 6.02%, 5.06% and 4.11% on D1, D2 and D3 respectively. The mean score of Aloe veraladdus for fat were 17.82%, 16.40% and 15.28% on D1, D2 and D3 respectively. The mean score of carbohydrate content in Aloe vera laddus were 23.23%, 22.15% and 20.12% on D1, D2 and D3 respectively. The mean score of crude fibre content in Aloe vera laddus were 7.49%, 6.42% and 5.32% on D1, D2 and D3 respectively. Aloe vera jam contained 45.93%, 45.95% and 45.98% moisture on D1, D2 and D3 respectively. The mean scores of protein content in samples of jam were 5.03%, 5.06% and 5.09% on D1, D2 and D3 respectively. The mean score of fat content in Aloe vera jam was 3.2% on D1, D2 and D3. The mean score of carbohydrate content in Aloe vera jam was 25.89%, 27.83% and 27.90% on D1, D2 and D3 respectively. The mean score of crude fibre content in Aloe vera jam was 12.7%, 12.60% and 12.55% on D1, D2 and D3 respectively. Inclusion of such products in the diet of an individual can help in providing nourishment as well as the therapeutic benefits of Aloe, especially for its laxative and hypoglycaemic effect.

Keywords: Aloe vera, Nutritive value, Laxative and hypoglycaemic effect