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Anardana
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Product :
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Production of `Anardana’ (dried arils from tart
wild pomegranate).
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Application :
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Food acidulent, digestive candies, traditional
system of medicine.
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Feature :
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The dry seeds of wild pomegranate yield Anardana
of commerce. Nearly 1000 t of anardana is produced
annually in India valued at Rs. 150 crore. The
traditional method consists of manual extraction
of arils followed by sundrying, which is unhygienic.
The improved processing technique consists of
pre-cleaning, mechanised extraction of arils,
solar/sun drying and packaging.
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Commercialisation :
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Widely demonstrated under field conditions.
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Economy :
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100 kg anardana/day.
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Investment :
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Rs. 0.2 lakh
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Equipment :
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Aril extractor as per CSIR design, solar drier.
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Raw materals :
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`Daruni’ (wild, tart pomegranate fruit).
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Contact Person :
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The Director
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Regional Research Laboratory, Jammu.
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