Cost of production of lassi blended with pineapple powder (Ananas comosus)

The present study was carried out in the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, College of Agriculture, Latur (VNMKV) during the year 2024-25. The objective was to enhance the nutritional quality of dessert ‘lassi’ by supplementing it with pineapple powder. Lassi was prepared from buffalo milk with varying levels of pineapple powder: 0% (T1), 3% (T2), 6% (T3), and 9% (T4). These samples were compared with a control sample (T0) prepared without pineapple powder. The results indicated that the lassi containing 6% pineapple powder exhibited the highest acceptability, followed by the control (normal lassi). The production cost of the most acceptable pineapple powder lassi (T4) was ₹220.59 per kg, which was higher than that of the normal lassi.