Vegetables in the Cucurbitaceae family have long been known to have health advantages. Snap melon and gac fruit are popular cucurbits commonly cultivated in India. Snap melon is high in dietary fiber, while gac fruit is considered one of the richest natural sources of carotenoids...
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Research Article10.9734/afsj/2025/v24i3776
The sustainable utilization of agro-industrial waste has gained increasing importance for generating value-added products while addressing environmental and economic concerns. Discarded seeds of Garcinia gummi-gutta and Garcinia indica, produced during fruit processing, represent...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i123541
Yellow passion fruit rind (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa) is a major by-product of fruit processing and a potential source of dietary fibre, pectin and phytochemicals. This study evaluated the physicochemical composition, metabolite profile and antioxidant properties of yellow...
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Research Article10.9734/ejnfs/2026/v18i72103
The present study investigated the sensory quality of butter derived from milk, kokum (Garcinia indica), cambodge (Garcinia gummi-gutta), and cocoa butter, and evaluated their utilization in value-added products such as burfi and cake. Sensory evaluation was conducted by a semi-t...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i123905
A purposive random sampling survey was conducted to study the incidence of latent pathogens associated with postharvest losses in guava sourced from markets and homesteads of Ernakulam, Thrissur and Palakkad districts of Kerala during 2024. Fruits at mature green stage were colle...
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Research Article10.9734/arja/2024/v17i4623