Saturday, April 30, 2011

Two entrepreneurs get CIPHET groundnut milk technology

Ludhiana, April 30:



Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and technology (CIPHET) has today licensed technology of groundnut milk to Sangrur and Taran Taran based entrepreneurs. The institute has standardized the groundnut based products technology with deodorizing technique and negligible nutty flavor.



Handing over copies of MoUs to entrepreneurs, Dr S.K Nanda, Project Coordinator (PHT), said that groundnut milk had very high potential in ever growing market for milk products. He said that it could emerge as healthy alternative to meet shortage of animal milk.



Baldev Raj, an entrepreneur based in Taran Taran, said that he saw lot of scope in groundnut milk as business. "Animal milk is inadequate to meet the demand of current population. On the other hand, groundnut milk has high nutritious value," he said, expecting that people would respond to this product. Another entrepreneur S. Garg, who got the technology, said that consumers were now getting more conscious about the health aspect. "Already consumers have started taking soyabean milk, groundnut milk could be another good option," he added.



"The groundnut is also the richest source of Niacin. It is free from lactose and cholesterol. Similarly, it contains Vitamin B 6 and phytochemicals, which act as anti cancer and anti cholesterol agents," added Dr D.N Yadav, who has standardized this technology. Head transfer of Technology Division Dr Deepak Raj Rai and ITMU Incharge Dr D.M Kadam were also present on the occasion.



Notably, India produces around 6-7 million tons of groundnut every year. But, consumption is limited either to production of oil or directly as peanuts. With natural milk for cow and buffaloes are getting expensive, groundnut with useful vitamins and other health benefits could emerge as highly acceptable alternative. Groundnut contains about 25 percent good quality protein, 40 percent oil rich in essential fatty acids, 3 percent fiber and 2.5 percent minerals.
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