International Journal of Processing and Post harvest Technology

P. K. Amith ¹, C. Mini ¹, R. V. Manju ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Processing Technology, College of Agriculture, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellayani (Kerala), IN

Abstract

Minimally processed pomegranate arils can be prepared by surface sanitization of fruits using 30ppm sodium hypochlorite for 15 minutes followed by rind removal, treating the arils with 1per cent calcium chloride for 10 minutes and refrigerated storage after packaging in aluminium tray covered with cling film. Samples were acceptable to the sensory panel even at the end of 5^th day.

Keywords

Minimal Processing, Pomegranate Arils, Sodium Hypochlorite, Calcium Chloride, Packaging.

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