Research Article

Comparative Effect of Crude and Commercial Enzyme on the Juice Recovery from Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos Correa) Using Principal Component Analysis

Table 5

Comparison of crude and commercial enzymes for the improvement of juice recovery from bael.

ParameterControl* Commercial enzyme treatment Crude enzyme treatment
TreatedDifferenceTreatedDifference

Juice yield (%)69.184.515.4082.913.8
Viscosity (cps)1.691.350.341.410.28
Juice clarity (%T)17.022.435.4321.324.32

*The control sample was prepared by mixing 25 g of pulp with 62.5 mL water and then filtered through cheese cloth without any enzymatic treatment.