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Abstract Fresh juice blends are a popular food which consumed daily by different age stages of rich and poor people for their low price. In spite of the cheap price of these juices, they have pleasant taste and high nutritive value for their contain of high concentration of antioxidants such as, total carotenoids (as gb scarotene), vitamin C, phenolic compounds, iron and zinc. *So, this investigation was designed to find out the most popular fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins and minerals. Determine chemical, sensory, microbiological properties of the fresh and preserved juice blends for six months storage. Biological evaluation was carried out to study the effect of feeding rats on high fat diet and antioxidant diets on body weight gain , food intake and food conversion ratio, weight and ratio of liver , kidney, spleen, heart and brain, liver function and kidney function tests, total lipids, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDLc, LDLc and vLDL cholesterol. Moreover histopathological studies were carried out to confirm the biochemical test. It can be concluded from these results that the best fresh and preserved juice blends for all age stages can be arranged in the following descending order: First blend: juice blend No. 3 (35% orange + 35% guava + 30% carrots). Second blend: juice blend No. 2 (75% orange + 25% pumpkins). Third blend: juice blend No. 8 (35% carrots + 35% pumpkins + 30% persimmon). Fourth blend: juice blend No. 1 (35% orange + 35% persimmon + 30% carrots). |