Developmemnt of an immunity booster tablet/ Cherrie Lou P. Diaz, Francis L. Forteza, Leonor S. Mendoza, Kristine Joyce C. Serrano .--

Bachelor's thesis

College of Industrial Technology .-- Bachelor of Technology major in Nutrition and Food Technology: Technological University of the Philippines, 2019.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Immunity Boosters is one of the pharmaceutical supplements consumed nowadays.
Supplements are mostly taken by adults to keep their body healthy. This study intended to
create a new variety of immunity booster that is made from combinations of calamansi,
carrots, and broccoli in tablet form and be dissolved in water for faster absorption of
nutrients. Major process includes extraction, freeze drying of raw materials, tableting,
packaging and labeling. The product has undergone laboratory testing wherein results of
proximate analysis in terms of moisture content is 4.19%, therefore, stable under proper
storage conditions. Microbial analysis shows no presence of Staphylococcus Aureus and
Escherichia Coli, thus, product is safe for consumption. Nutritional analysis reveals that it
contains vitamin A with 1.23%, vitamin C with 10.92%, vitamin D with 0.51%, vitamin
E with 1.74%, and Zinc with 0.49% showing that the product has high levels of essential
nutrients needed to boost an immune system. The product was evaluated by 50 respondents
comprising of 40 students from the Technological University of the Philippines and 10
trained professionals from the Maya Kitchen Culinary Arts Center using 9-point Hedonic
Rating Scale to determine the product acceptability in terms of its quality attributes.
Generally, the product’s general acceptability obtained a mean rating of 8.06 or “Like Very
Much” by the respondents, therefore, product is acceptable and nutritious.