Abstract
This scientific article presents the results of studying the nutritional value (vitamins, antioxidants, organic acids) of marshmallows based on local vegetable raw materials (cranberries, currants, strawberries, apples) with the addition of powders from medicinal herbs (sea buckthorn leaves, St. John's wort, rosehip) in order to widen the assortment of immunostimulating confectionery for functional purposes. Based on the results of scientific research, the highest content of antioxidants is found in currant-apple and apple marshmallows (1.19 mg /100 and 1.15 mg/100g), most of the B vitamins: B1 in apple marshmallows with the addition of sea buckthorn leaves (0.191 mg /100g); vitamins B2 (0.511 mg /100g) and B6 (0.099 mg / 100g) in currant-apple marshmallows with the addition of St. John's wort; B5 in cranberry-apple marshmallows with the addition of sea buckthorn leaves (0.022 mg / 100g). Vitamin C content prevailed in strawberry and apple marshmallows, 0.109 mg/100g and 0.284 mg/100, respectively. All types of marshmallows with the addition of powders from medicinal herbs also distinguished themselves by a high content of organic food acids. Thus, it should be noted that the developed assortment of marshmallows has optimal indicators of nutritional value and meets the requirements for functional confectionery products.