Department of Food Technology, School of applied and life sciences, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun, India
Ready to Serve Beverages holds a good part of shares in the global food market. In the fast moving world beverages are becoming an easy, convenient as well as a nutritious alternative for modern consumers. Number of research evidence supports the nutritional impact of beverages on human health whereas increasing trends and with increasing awareness among consumers regarding different ingredients in their diet it becomes necessary for the food manufacturers to incorporate beverages with high- value bioactive so that quenchers can be equally palatable as well as a healthy alternative in maintaining healthy living. Whey protein generally considered as dairy by product holds high protein efficiency ratio making them among one of the high quality protein foods. They also comprises significant amount of nutritional values like it contains water soluble vitamins like folic acid, cobalamine and riboflavin. Whey and whey derived bioactive compounds are shown to have a significant impact on the general health and well being. Fruits and vegetables are the important source of nutrition and are recommended in daily diet for healthy living. Blending of fruit and vegetable juices in traditional juices can be beneficial for improving the nutritional qualities of the traditional beverages. This article is focused and summarized about the utilization of whey protein in various fruits and some the vegetable beverages.