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Title:

RTE Low Fat Flaked Jowar Snacks(Sweet and Savoury)

Value Proposition:

The jowar or sorghum snack is a ready-to-eat (RTE) product with either sweet or salt spicy in taste. It is suitable as a low-fat snack because the step of frying in oil fat has been omitted to provide a good shelf-life without sacrificing the attractive taste and texture of eating a crispy snack. The product is low in cost and can also be considered as a healthy food. The product can be stored for 4 months at ambient conditions with good shelf stability.

Summary Application:

The healthy snacks market in India is witnessing greater demand and variety/ alternate grains are finding better-Packaged snack food market segment in India is valued at over  5000  Mn USD and is growing annually by 7.5%. Fat-free Jowar flakes, the healthy alternative are estimated to have a huge market potential both with traditional and non-traditional consumers.

Advantages:

The product is low in cost and can also be considered as a health food. The product can be stored for 4 months at ambient conditions with good shelf stability.

Commercialization Status: Already Commercialised
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute
CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute[CSIR-CFTRI]
:  director[at]cftri[dot]res[dot]in
:91-821-2517760
:https://cftri.res.in
Industrial Applications: Animal/Vegetable Products [Food, Beverages, Tobacco] Food Processes [Food, Beverages, Tobacco] Nutrition [Food, Beverages, Tobacco] Post Harvest [Agriculture]
Patent(s): IN190980
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