The slurry was spray dried in a pilot-scale spray dryer with an inlet air temperature of 148.79–191.21 °C, outlet air temperature of 65–90 °C, constant feed rate of 30 rpm, air pressure of 2.1 kg/cm2 and vacuum of 50 Hg. The spray dried fruit juice powder was collected at the bottom of the cyclone jar. The samples were then transferred to paper foil polyethylene packages of size 15 cm x 20 cm and sealed immediately