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MARIKINA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

2 Mayor Chanyungco St., Sta. Elena, Marikina City

ACCEPTABILITY AND UTILIZING OF OREGANO, BASIL AND MINT LEAVES IN

PREPARING WINE.

A Research

Presented to the Faculty of Graduate School

Marikina Polytechnic College

Marikina City

In Partial Fulfillment

Of the Requirements for FTECH603

(Food Science)

By:

CZARINA C. GUILLERMO
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2 Mayor Chanyungco St., Sta. Elena, Marikina City

CHAPTER I

INRODUCTION

This chapter presents the Background of the Study, the Statement of the Problem, the

Significance of the Study, and the Scope and Delimitation of the study.

Background of the Study

Wine the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white,

sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc.,

and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.

The earliest archaeological evidence of grape wine has been found at sites in

Georgia (c. 6000 BC), Iran (c. 5000 BC), Greece (c. 4500 BC), and Sicily (c. 4000 BC)

although there is earlier evidence of a wine made from fermented grapes among other

fruits being consumed in China (c. 7000 BC).The oldest evidence of wine production

has been found in Armenia. It played an important role in ancient Egyptian ceremonial

life. We also have locally made wine that we call Philippine wine or Filipino wine. Most

of the wines produced in the country are based on locally produced crops such as

mangoes and rice with grape-based wines mostly imported from Australia and

European countries. In 2012, it was reported that previous attempts to produce grapes

which are suitable enough for wine making in northern Philippines failed due to

unsuitable soil conditions and high temperatures.

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Several communities in the Philippines has wine making traditions which dates

back before the islands' colonization by the Spanish in the 16th century. Among the wines

produced in the Philippines is the tuba which is produced from coconut saps or nipa

palms. Lambanog is the distilled version of tuba by the Tagalogs. Examples of Philippine

wine derived from rice is the pangasi by the Visayans and tapuy by the Igorots. The basi

by the Ilocanos is a wine derived from sugar cane juice.

Other varieties of wines produced in the Philippines includes mango rum and wine,

and oregano wine.

Even though we Filipinos take wine occasionally because of it’s bitter taste we still

come up to have our own version of wines that are acceptable by our taste buds and still

nutritious.

With these premises, the researcher would like to introduce a Filipino wine, which

will make use of oregano, basil and mint leaves. The research will make use of leaves, to

make a modification of the original recipe of wine, to show that wine can be more healthier

and not just for occasional purposes.

Statement of the Problem

The research study aims to determine the acceptability and utilizing using oregano,

basil and mint leaves in making herbal wine.

Specifically, it seeks answers to the following questions:

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1. What are the evaluations of the young adult-, and adult-respondents on the

acceptability of wine made from oregano, basil and mint leaves in terms of the following

criteria:

a) Aroma

b) Color

c) Taste

d) Texture

2. Is there a significant difference among the evaluations of the two groups of

respondents on the acceptability of wine made from oregano, basil and mint leaves in

terms of the abovementioned criteria?

3. What are the evaluations of the young adult- and adult-respondents on the

acceptability of wine made from oregano, basil and mint leaves in terms of the following

criteria:

a. Supply availability

b. Consumer demand

c. Sustainability

d. Promotability

4. Is there a significant difference among the evaluations of the two groups of

respondents on the utilization of wine made from oregano, basil and mint leaves in terms

of the abovementioned criteria?

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5. What are the comments and suggestions of the groups of respondents regarding

wine made from oregano, basil and mint leaves?

Significance of the Study

The study is of great significance because of the benefits that it may offer to the

following groups of people:

Buyers/ Community. The study will enable them to realize and appreciate the value of

drinking for a healthy body. Further, this study will enable them to gain interest in trying a

product that is affordable and nutritious to the body.

Small-scale entrepreneurs. The study will help people who would want to establish

business to enhance their skills in discovering materials that may be utilized in creating

sellable products for small-scale entrepreneurship.

Future researchers. The study will enable future researchers to think of other resources

that may be utilized in making certain products aside from wine.

The research study is intended only to determine the acceptability and utilizing of

oregano, basil and mint leaves in making wine. The research study will be conducted in

the vicinity of Barangay Geronimo, Rodriguez, Rizal and thirty (30) young adults, and

thirty (30) adults, are being used as respondents of the study, with sixty (60) respondents
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in all. The data are taken, tallied, and tabulated using the 9-point Hedonic Rating Scale

for acceptability and utilizing of the product, respectively, and treated using difference

test.