banana products
May 19, 2005
Fm – MB/Mumbai
BARC develop products from banana
MUMBAI: It is now time quenching your thirst with banana juice and munch banana biscuts! As part of its “atom for agriculture” programme, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), the premier nuclear research and development agency of the country has developed a unique technology for extracting almost 60 to 70 per cent of the total soluble materials of banana in form of its juice while the leftover pulp could be dried into fine powder.
The process has been patented by the BARC. Taste panel studies were conducted at BARC’s food technology division, BARC sources said here yesterday. The technology is capable of extracting 600 to 700 ml juice from one kg of Basari ‘10Gy’ (developed by tissue culture at BARC) variety, 400 to 500 ml juice from Harichal variety, and does not involve addition of any external agents such as water or enzyme.
The leftover pulp retains all aroma of banana. “It can be dried and powdered to give ripe banana powder. Studies have shown general acceptability of non-conventional products developed from banana. The dry powder can be used as an additive in confectionaries, milk-shakes and baby foods,” the sources said and added that other products include biscuits and cake from banana.
“Banana juice can also be used for production of banana wine by fermentation, which has lot of commercial value. The extracted juice after dilution is ready to serve as nectar and after carbonation as drink,” the sources revealed. Owing to the high sugar content in bananas, the process requires no addition of sugar to improve the taste of the extracted juice. Scale-up of this technology provides an excellent scope for development of non-conventional products from banana.
Banana is the largest-grown fruit crop in the country. Introduction of tissue culture techniques in banana cultivation has further enhanced its production. “The fruit has very short post-harvest shelf-life because of its highly perishable nature. Unlike the developed countries, in India, the development of commodities of consumer interest by value addition of fruits is less than two per cent of the annual agriculture produce. Short shelf live and increased production necessitates development of non-conventional products from banana,” the sources added.
(The Maharashtra Herald, Pune)
Fm – MB/Mumbai
BARC develop products from banana
MUMBAI: It is now time quenching your thirst with banana juice and munch banana biscuts! As part of its “atom for agriculture” programme, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), the premier nuclear research and development agency of the country has developed a unique technology for extracting almost 60 to 70 per cent of the total soluble materials of banana in form of its juice while the leftover pulp could be dried into fine powder.
The process has been patented by the BARC. Taste panel studies were conducted at BARC’s food technology division, BARC sources said here yesterday. The technology is capable of extracting 600 to 700 ml juice from one kg of Basari ‘10Gy’ (developed by tissue culture at BARC) variety, 400 to 500 ml juice from Harichal variety, and does not involve addition of any external agents such as water or enzyme.
The leftover pulp retains all aroma of banana. “It can be dried and powdered to give ripe banana powder. Studies have shown general acceptability of non-conventional products developed from banana. The dry powder can be used as an additive in confectionaries, milk-shakes and baby foods,” the sources said and added that other products include biscuits and cake from banana.
“Banana juice can also be used for production of banana wine by fermentation, which has lot of commercial value. The extracted juice after dilution is ready to serve as nectar and after carbonation as drink,” the sources revealed. Owing to the high sugar content in bananas, the process requires no addition of sugar to improve the taste of the extracted juice. Scale-up of this technology provides an excellent scope for development of non-conventional products from banana.
Banana is the largest-grown fruit crop in the country. Introduction of tissue culture techniques in banana cultivation has further enhanced its production. “The fruit has very short post-harvest shelf-life because of its highly perishable nature. Unlike the developed countries, in India, the development of commodities of consumer interest by value addition of fruits is less than two per cent of the annual agriculture produce. Short shelf live and increased production necessitates development of non-conventional products from banana,” the sources added.
(The Maharashtra Herald, Pune)
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