Beverage development for the employees’ therapeutically prophylactic nourishment

Employees' health and labour protection is an integral part of industrial safety.Under the influence of unfavourable factors on human organism, therapeutical prophylactic nourishment plays a significant role in taking preventive measures aimed at reducing the risk from occupational diseases. For the purpose of improving the employees' nutrition it is necessary to use therapeutic food products in order to prevent different deseases, to restore the natural protective functions of immune system and to reduce the impact of harmful substances. The usage of pectin containing functional nutrition products contributes to diversifying food ration. The importance of pectin substances (natural radioprotectors regulating physiological and biochemical processes in human body) is constantly increasing against the negative effect on human organism. Moreover, pectins are the source of soluble fibre and are able to form complexes with the salt of heavy metals and remove toxins from the body. Natural components such as extracts of wild vitaminous raw material, in particular, rose hips and hawthorn, with a high biological activity are recommended For producing pectin containing beverage. The Fruits are used as a treatment product both in pure form and processed. Pectin containing food production is of great importance due to the usage simplicity, qualitative characteristics and, consequently, cost-effectiveness.