Physico-Functional Properties of Jungle Jalebi (Pithecellobium dulce) Fruit Powder

Jungle Jalebi (Pithecellobium dulce) fruits have immense nutritional potential but have limited utilization. Drying of Jungle Jalebi fruits may enhance their utilization efficiency but can also change its physico-functional properties. Thus, the present study was planned to study physico-functional properties of developed Jungle Jalebi fruit powder (FP). The results revealed that the developed powder have high bulk density, swelling capacity, oil absorption, water solubility, water absorption & retention, foaming capacity and moderate least gelation concentration. Thus, it can be concluded that the Jungle Jalebi fruits powder can be effectively utilized as a functional ingredient in innovative food designing.