Treatment Banana juice (ml) M. arvensis extract (ml) Milk whey (ml) Sugar powder* (g)
B1 5 1 86 8
B2 5 3 84 8
B3 5 5 82 8
B4 10 1 81 8
B5 10 3 79 8
B16 10 5 77 8
B7 15 1 76 8
B8 15 3 74 8
B9 15 5 72 8
*since the sugar powder was weighed in grams, the total volume of beverage was adjusted by the volume of whey (if required).
Table 1: Selected proportions of banana juice, M. arvensis extract and milk whey in the preparation of 100 ml beverage.