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- 2025| Africa JournalsThere has been a growing interest in developing innovative dairy products that combine nutrition, flavour, and health benefits. One such product involves Strychnos spinosa, commonly known as monkey orange, an indigenous fruit that grows predominantly along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal in the Republic of South Africa. Despite its impressive nutritional benefits, the monkey orange fruit remains underutilised. This study assessed the acceptability and willingness to purchase a monkey orange-enriched drinking yoghurt. The study was conducted in two phases: product development and consumer acceptability testing. A total of 60 participants were conveniently selected to evaluate the product. Each participant rated the dairy-based monkey orange enriched drinking yoghurt using two standardised scorecards: a 9-point hedonic scale to measure sensory attributes and a food action rating scale to assess consumption preferences. The findings revealed notably positive results. On the food action rating scale, over 50% of respondents were willing to consume the product occasionally. While the results suggest that commercialising this indigenous dairy-based fruit-enriched drinking yoghurt is promising, further research is essential to address critical aspects such as optimising production and developing effective market introduction strategies to ensure long-term success.
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