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040 _aTUPM
_bEnglish
_cTUPM
_dTUPM
_erda
050 _aBTH TP 370
_bD53 2019
100 _aDiaz, Cherrie Lou P.
_eauthor
245 _aDevelopmemnt of an immunity booster tablet/
_cCherrie Lou P. Diaz, Francis L. Forteza, Leonor S. Mendoza, Kristine Joyce C. Serrano .--
260 _aManila:
_bTechnological University of the Philippines,
_c2019
300 _ax, 122pages:
_c29cm.
336 _2rdacontent
337 _2rdamedia
338 _2rdacarrier
500 _aBachelor's thesis
502 _aCollege of Industrial Technology .--
_bBachelor of Technology major in Nutrition and Food Technology:
_cTechnological University of the Philippines,
_d2019.
504 _aIncludes bibliographic references and index.
520 _aImmunity 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.
650 _aNutrition
650 _aFood technology
650 _aFood development
700 _aForteza, Francis L.
_eauthor
700 _aMendoza, Leonor S.
_eauthor
700 _aSerrano, Kristine Joyce C.
_eauthor
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