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Title:

Shelf-stable Convenience Mix: A cooking base

Value Proposition:

Shelf stable convenience mix as a cooking base is a ready to use formulation developed from dehydrated or processed ingredients such as spices, herbs, flavoring agents, and thickening components. It simplifies meal preparation by providing a standardized base for various dishes while maintaining authentic taste and aroma. The technology ensures extended shelf life without significant quality loss, making it suitable for households, restaurants, and food processing industries seeking quick and consistent cooking solutions.

Summary Application:

Shelf stable convenience cooking base mixes are widely used in households, restaurants, catering services, and packaged food industries for preparing gravies, curries, soups, and other dishes. The mix can be reconstituted with water or other ingredients to create a flavorful base for vegetables, meat, poultry, or seafood preparations. These products are commonly marketed in retail outlets and supermarkets as ready to cook ingredients that support quick meal preparation.

Advantages:

Shelf stable convenience mixes offer advantages such as long storage stability, easy handling, and reduced cooking time. They ensure consistent flavor and quality while minimizing the need for multiple fresh ingredients. The product simplifies large scale food preparation and reduces wastage of raw materials. Additionally, these mixes are lightweight, easy to transport, and suitable for modern convenience food markets where quick and reliable cooking solutions are required.

Commercialization Status: Already Commercialised
Tech. Readiness Level:
CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute
CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute[CSIR-CFTRI]
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Industrial Applications: Food Flavouring [Food, Beverages, Tobacco] Food Processes [Food, Beverages, Tobacco] Storage [Food, Beverages, Tobacco]