Abstract:

The purpose is to prepare a new type of mixed beverage with grains, oil crops and edible fungi as raw materials, and optimize the producing process. For grain crops, we chose Euryale ferox, barley and highland barley; for oil crops, we chose hazelnut, flaxseed and walnut; and for fungi, we chose Ganoderma lucidum, Hericium erinaceus and Cordyceps militaris. After the pretreatment of raw materials, the best raw materials and their best proportions for the beverage were determined through single factor experiment and orthogonal experiment respectively. The single factor results showed that the compatibility of Euryale ferox, hazelnut and Ganoderma lucidum was the best. The orthogonal test results showed that when the ratio of Euryale ferox, hazelnut and Ganoderma lucidum was 7:2:0.8, the taste of the compound beverage was the best, and the sensory evaluation score reached 88.5. In conclusion, the compound beverage prepared with 70% Euryale ferox, 20% hazelnut, 8% Ganoderma lucidum, 5% white granulated sugar, 0.15% citric acid and 0.02% compound stabilizer has the strongest flavor and sweet taste, which is suitable for consumers and is a new health beverage with development potential.

Key words: Euryale ferox, hazelnut, Ganoderma lucidum, compound beverage