Bael (Aegle marmelos) and Palmyra (Borassus flabellifer) were produce from the local market and diseased and
damaged fruits were sorted out where as remaining were washed and pulp was taken for preparation of fruit powder.
Bael powder was prepared by scooping out the pulp and heat for 1 min. at 80 ºC then passed through the sieve for pulp
separation. Palmyra fruits were burn to remove the latex and add water in 1:1 ratio followed by heating for 1 min. at 80
ºC. Pulp was separated by pressing it by hand. Separated pulp (1kg per each) was dried using different dehydration
techniques such as sun drying (directly under sun), solar drying (by using direct type sola drier at 55°C), drying after
freezing (Freeze for one hour followed by drying at 55ºC), and vacuum drying (JT SELECTA, Spain) at 50 º C and
drying using lab scale air oven (ULE-500, Memmert, Germaney) at 55 º C for 24 hrs. Fruit powders were prepared by
drying followed by grinding in a mixture grinder and sieved to get fine partials (150 μm).