Entrepreneurial Skill Development through Aonla Processing in Punjab, India

Indian economy is predominantly dependent on agriculture and allied sectors as they are the important source of raw material and demand for many industrial products. As one among the allied sector, food processing sector is nowadays gaining attention amid entrepreneurs across the country. Famer’s interest as an entrepreneur is constantly increasing in terms of investment which creates a promising atmosphere for affluent growth of food processing industry. Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India is a wing which is actively engaged in promoting entrepreneurial activities in fruits and vegetables processing sector. However, there exists a definite demand to attract the small and marginal farmers to avail this entrepreneurship facility so that it can help in improving their livelihood and become a source of their family income. This particular case study is a representation of facilities availed by some entrepreneurs in ICAR-CIPHET Abohar for aonla processing. Such kind of information may become a source of encouragement for the farmers who are having a desire to promote themselves as farmer cum businessman.

Response surface optimization for development of Dragon fruit based ready to serve drink

Dragon fruit based ready to serve drink (RTS) was formulated using dragon fruit (60-80% v/v), grape juice (0-10% v/v) and sugar syrup (2-6% v/v). The juice concentrations were optimized using response surface methodology (RSM) following box-behnken design (BBD) for obtaining blended RTS drink with higher functional and nutritional characteristics like total soluble solid (TSS), titratable acidity, ascorbic acid content, total phenol content, colour and sensory evaluation. Results showed that there was significant (P<0.01) effect of incorporating grape juice and sugar syrup which further improved the organoleptic properties of the blended RTS.Optimum juice percentages obtained for the best blend formulation were,dragon fruit (70%), grape juice (5%) and sugar syrup (3%), respectively. The beverage was observed to be acceptable in terms of its nutritional value and overall acceptability

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Not AvailableMulching may be defined as a practice of covering the surface of soil with any materials to reduce evaporation and also reduce too much fluctuation in diurnal soil temperatures near the root zone of plant. Mulching is a general term used for a protective soil cover by use of organic manure, leaves, straw, grasses, synthetic plastics etc. It reduces the transpiration and evaporation loss and also reduces energy supply to the evaporating site by cutting off solar radiation falling on the ground.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableThe present investigation was envisaged to find out the effect of edible coating on postharvest quality of summer squash stored under cold storage. In this study, gum arabic (5, 10 and 15%) and fruwash were used as coating materials and their effect was evaluated in terms of colour hue, pectin methylesterase enzyme activity, total phenolics and total antioxidants activity. Among the various treatments, fruits coated with 10% gum arabic were best in retaining lower hue values (125.01), lower pectin methylesterase enzyme activity (0.00187 ΔA620 min-1 g-1 FW), total phenolics (≈30%) and higher antioxidants activity (26.46 μmol trolox equiv. g-1). Results confirmed that that medium dose (10%) of gum arabic was most suitable for preserving fruit skin colour, lower enzymatic activity, higher retention of total phenolics and antioxidants compared to its higher and lower doses.Not Availabl

Określenie niektórych właściwości fizycznych owoców palmy daktylowej (odm. khadrawy i Medjool)

The present investigation was carried out to evaluate some physical properties of date palm fruits cv. Khadrawy and Medjool. Pulp moisture content, seed moisture content, fruit dimensions (Major and minor intercept), arithmetic mean diameter, geometric mean diameter, sphericity, colour values (L, a, b), bulk density, true density, porosity and coefficient of static friction were determined for both the varieties. The determined properties had significant difference in their values which may be due to the distinctive features of both the varieties.Przedstawione badania zostały przeprowadzone w celu oceny niektórych właściwości fizycznych owoców palmy daktylowej odmian Khadrawy i Medjool. Dla obydwu odmian oceniano wilgotność miąższu, wilgotność nasion, wymiary owoców (wielka i mała oś), średnią arytmetyczną średnicę, średnią geometryczną średnicę, kołowość, wartości barwy (L, a, b), gęstość usypową, gęstość rzeczywistą, porowatość i współczynnik tarcia statycznego. Wartości badanych właściwości wykazywały znaczące różnice międzyodmianowe, które mogły wynikać z cech charakterystycznych obydwu odmian

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Not AvailablePresently, one of the major global challenges is to ensure food security to the ever-growing population whilst ensuring the sustainable development. According to FAO, 70% increase in food production is needed to make the food available to the world population which will reach 9 billion by 2050. Huge amounts of food are lost every year worldwide due post-harvest damages caused due to physical factors (mechanical injuries), physiological factors (Wilting, shriveling, chilling injury) or some pathological factor(decay due to fungi or bacteria). These causes in many instances are interrelated i.e. mechanical injury may promote the chances of post-harvest decay in most of the cases. Post-harvest losses are approximately 20-50% in developing countries and 10-15% in developed countries. Vegetables are the most important supplement to human diet as they provide the essential minerals, vitamins and fibre required for a balanced diet. India’s climatic and soil condition provide an excellent platform for the cultivation of a wider variety of vegetables.ICAR sponsored 21 days summer schoo

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Not AvailableFunctional foods contain many physiologically active ingredients extracted from plant/animal sources and are beneficial for human wellbeing. Nutraceuticals and functional foods can collectively counter on the growing burden of the health care system by endorsing prevention rather than treatment. Moreover, it is a matter of challenge to recognize suitable bioactive substances and identify their role in prevention of many diseases. It is mandatory to demonstrate the potential health benefits of the foods for which the health-diet relationships are not appropriately validated in a scientific manner. Such foods adhere good potential to be included as an important component of a healthy lifestyle and hence to the food industry.Not Availabl

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