Efforts were made to develop nutritious and palatable plum appetizer. Two d
ifferent combinations of fruit pulp and spice recipe were tried at three le
vels (40, 45 and 50 degrees Brix) of total soluble solids for the standardi
zation of the product. The prepared appetizers were evaluated for sensory a
ttributes by a panel of semi-trained judges. A combination of 30% fruit pul
p with standard recipe (0.1% cardamom, 0.25% cumin, 0.4% black pepper, 0.5%
common salt, 1.0% black salt, 1.5% ginger extract and 1.0% mint extract) a
t 40 degrees Brix TSS was found to be the best. The developed appetizer was
also analyzed for various physico-chemical characteristics. The appetizer
had appealing colour, body, flavour and 30.8 sugar/acid ratio. The sale pri
ce of appetizer was estimated to be Rs. 17.93 per 700 ml bottle.