Abstract:
Mixed fruits (Banana (B) and watermelon (Wm)) wine was produced using Saccharomyces
cerevisiae. proximate composition of banana with74 ± 00 of moisture content, 0.33 ± 00 of ash
content, 0.23 ± 0.01 crude fat content, 1.65 ± 0.05 crude fiber content, 1.2 ± 0.1 protein content
and 22.59 % of carbohydrate content and 91.5 ± 1.5 moisture content, 0.49 ± 0.017ash content,
0.25 ± 0.01crude fat content, 0.6 ± 0.05 crude fiber content, 0.46 ± 0.02 crude protein content
and 6.75% of carbohydrate content watermelon fruit were used for wine production. Primary
and secondary fermentation of the fruits lasted for 9 and 21 days respectively, pH, titrable
acidity, specific gravity, total soluble solids (brix) were determined before and after fermentation
using standard procedures. Specific gravity of the wine was observed to reduce drastically as the
fermentation progresses. The pH of the fruit must decrease from 3 to 2.89 and 4 to 3.2 in
different percentage of mixture and titrable acidity also increased 0.67- 0.92 in 75B:25Wm, 0.64
-0.9 in 50B:50Wm, and 0.63-0.89 in 25B:75Wm after fermentation. At the end of the 21th day of
fermentation, the highest percentage of alcohol content (9.5) was observed in 75B to 25Wm
mixed fruit wine in pH 4and inoculum size 5, and sensory evaluation revealed that the attributes
of the wine were acceptable to the majority of the respondents. This study showed that
acceptable wine can be produced from mixed fruits banana and watermelon using yeasts
Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Keywords: Fermentation, Banana, Watermelon, Wine production, Saccharomyces cerevisiae