Open AccessPhysico-Chemical Properties of Palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer L.) Natural and Value Added Products
Author(s) -
M. Chandra Surya Rao,
D. V. Swami,
P Ashok,
D.R. Salomi Suneetha,
R. Sujatha,
V Chandra Sekhar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current journal of applied science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2457-1024
DOI - 10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i4831248
Subject(s) - palm , endosperm , jaggery , context (archaeology) , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , mathematics , biology , botany , sugar , physics , paleontology , quantum mechanics
Palmyrah palm has great economic potential and every part of the palm is useful in one way or the other.The palm is found growing widely in southern states of India. The palmyrah products like tender fruit endosperm (nungu), neera, jaggery and tuber flour are not commercialised as the value addition in palmyrah is not standardised. Even though palmyrah is an economically important palm, it has not received proper attention from the agricultural research workers, probably on account of the fact that it is very slow growing palm found mostly in the wild state. In this context knowing of physico chemical properties and development of value added products and popularizing the same is essential.