The golden era of fruit juices-based probiotic beverages: Recent advancements and future possibilities.

Probiotics-based beverages are cherished as convenient and functional food due to their excellent nutritional profile, sensory quality, and shelf life. The need for fruit juice-based probiotic beverages has been sparked as certain consumers are allergic to dairy products or vegan. The purpose of this study is to comprehensively review various fruit-based probiotic beverages developed by fortification or fermentation using various probiotics, methods used to prepare these beverages, health benefits of resultant beverages and the mechanism involved. In addition, advanced methods such as encapsulation/immobilization and spray drying to enhance the shelf life and stability of these beverages have also been discussed in detail. Overall, this review emphasizes the development and exceptional advantages of fruit-based probiotics. This study will be helpful for food scientists and food processors to develop novel probiotic beverages with enhanced health benefits and assist industries in determining the most economical raw materials and production processes for producing fruit juice-based beverages. [Display omitted] • Consumer's demand for fruit juice-based probiotic beverages (FJPB) is high. • Different fruits-based fermented/non-fermented probiotic beverages are discussed. • Technological interventions to enhance overall quality of FJPB are reviewed. • In vivo and in vitro health benefits of FJPB are also discussed in detail. • Instant, safe and quality FJPB have to be developed from regional low-cost fruits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]