Processing of litchi fruits into juice concentrate during
the season results in the reduction of bulk and the concentrate
can be used for the formulation of single strength juice
and other blended beverages during off season. Preservation
of fruit juice in single strength form is expensive due
to its high volume thereby increasing packaging, storage
and transportation cost. Concentration of fruit juice results
in reducing the bulk, which in turn reduces the packaging,
transportation and storage costs. It also enables economic
utilization of perishable fruits during peak season. Therefore,
there is a need to process litchi into value added juice
concentrate for preservation. The main objective of the
present investigation was to study the effect of pectinasetreatment of litchi pulp on juice quality, processing the
enzyme clarifi ed litchi juice into juice concentrate and to
evaluate its storage stability.