Development and organoleptic evaluation of herbal mixture for prevention of Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome describes a group of metabolic irregularities that occur together in an individual. The number of individuals diagnosed with metabolic syndrome has risen dramatically in recent years. Metabolic syndrome significantly raises the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, and hypertension. Hence, the prevention of metabolic syndrome is need of the time. Therefore, it is seen that people are looking forward for herbal and natural products to overcome this syndrome, in this regard herbal mixture was developed with natural herbs namely tulsi, ginger, cinnamon, stevia, cardamom, black peeper etc. Trend panel members on 9-point hedonic scale standardized the herbal mixture through sensory evaluation. The best-selected herbal mixture was on twenty percent.