Jeonnam Agricultural Research Institute develops yuzu highball syrup with enhanced liver health benefits

Lowering sugar burden and containing yuzu functional ingredients naringin and oligosaccharides The Jeonnam Agricultural Technology Institute (Director Kim Haeng-ran) has developed a 'Yuzu Highball Syrup' using yuzu, a specialty crop representing Jeonnam, to enhance liver health functionality. Yuzu is gaining attention as a health food, particularly in China and the United States, and is emerging as a new K-food and an export star. It is recognized for its excellent taste, quality, and aroma, along with its health image of boosting immunity, and its popularity in the global market is steadily increasing. Recently, highballs, which are popular among the MZ generation, are a trendy alcoholic beverage that emphasizes a refreshing feeling and flavor over high alcohol content, by adding carbonated water or tonic water to distilled liquors such as whiskey. The Jeonnam Agricultural Technology Institute's Fruit Research Institute, in collaboration with Jeonnam University, has developed a ...