(PUMPKIN - Cucurbita pepo ) PROCESSING TECHNNOLOGY - VIBRANT ECONOMY FOR RURAL BASED TINY INDUSTRIES AND SMALL AND MARGINAL FAMERS
1. KADUU (PUMPKIN - Cucurbita pepo )
PROCESSING TECHNNOLOGY - VIBRANT
ECONOMY FOR RURAL BASED TINY
INDUSTRIES AND SMALL AND MARGINAL
FAMERS
Prof (Dr) Jai Singh (ARS)
M. Tech Ph D , IIT KGP
Former Director, ICAR – CIPHET, Ludhiana
Mob: 8958463808 E – Mail : jsingh.sre@gmail.com
2. PUMPKIN
WARM SEASON 120 DAYS CROP
CAN BE GROWN BY SEED OR SEEDLINGS TRANSPLANT
5 PLANTS / 2 SQ METER
GROWS BETTER ON SANDY SOILS
INVEST RS 500 /- EARN RS 1, 20, 000/-
4. PUMPKIN (Cucurbita pepo / Cucurbita maxima )
PRODUCTION ABOUT 1509 THOUSAND TONNES ANUALLY
(NHB 2015 – 16 )
KNOWN AS
POOSANIKAI – TAMIL
KUMBALAKAI - KANNADA
MATHANGA - MALAYALAM
KOLLAANO - GUJRATI
GUMADI KAYA – TELGU
IS POPULAR VEGETABLE OF CUCURBITACE FAMILY,
GROWN IN KHARIF AND SUMMER THROUGHOUT INDIA,
YIELD - 20 - 40 TONNES / Ha
8. Pumpkin Harvesting
When the stem of the plant begins to shrivel.
When attains deep solid woody color and hard.
As per market demand.
Use sharp knife and cut with 5 cm stem
.
9. PUMPKIN SEED PROCESSING
Scup out seeds from inner cavity
Wipe and remove excess pulp
Spread on paper or cloth and dry out overnight.
Dry at 40 to 60 ˚C to moisture content of 8–10 percent.
Snack food
Roast at 75 oC for 15 – 20 minutes
10. SCOUP OUT SEEDS, WASH,
GENTLE ROLLING, BOILING
FOR 5 MINUTES, DRY,
HOLD IN HAND THUMB AND
FINGER, BEND UNTIL
SHELL CRACKS.
11. Popular Food Uses
All parts are edible, including the
fleshy shell, the seeds, the leaves, and
even the flowers.
In US and Canada, pumpkin is a
popular Halloween and Thanks
giving staple.
Soup, roasted snacks, sweet
dishes; halawa yaqtin. Butter. kadu ka
halwa. sambar in Udupi cuisine. Seeds
are roasted for snacks.
Numerous recipes are popular.
13. Folk medicine :
Pumpkin possesses the medical
function
Lowering blood glucose,
Lowering cholesterol,
De-worming, intestinal worms
Preventing cardiovascular diseases.
Seed oil contains bio-activator, androgen,
Cure and prevent urinary system
Diseases and prostate hyperplasia.
14. PUMPKIN FOLK HEALTH GUARD
Rich source of Vitamin A and Potassium
Antioxidant Properties
Boosts Eye Vision
Aid in Sleep
Lowers Blood Pressure
The fiber, potassium, and vitamin C content
in pumpkin all support heart health.
15. BULK STORAGE OF PUMPKIN
HARVEST FULLY RIPENED ORANGE COLOUR DISEASE /
DAMAGE FREE FRUIT WITH SHARP KNIFE LEAVING 5 CM
STEM.
DO NOT HANDLE PUMPKIN WITH STEM
CURING
WASH FRUIT, RINSE , WIPE OUT AND DRY THE SURFACE
PLACE ON WOODEN SLATED RAISED FLOOR IN SINGLE
LAYER WITHOUT TOUCHING EACH OTHER. CAN USE
CLEAN DRY STRAW AS PADDING MATERIAL.
OUTER SKIN HARDENS AND SURFACE COLOUR
DEVELOPS
STORAGE
WIPE FRUIT WITH DAMP CLOTH IN DISINFECTANT PLACE
IN WARM DRY DARK AREA.
WAX THE FRUIT
IT WILL STORE WELL FOR 6 MONTHS.
16. PUMPKIN CURING / DRYING IN POLY OR GLASS HOUSE
SUN CURING ON
WOODEN PALLETS
21. Dehydration of Puree
Spread puree evenly on dehydrator
tray for about 12 hours. Process can be
accomplished in the oven also at 170
Deg C temperature
for about 6 hours.
22. ON DRYING PUREE WILL BE CRISPY CHIPS.
PULVERZE THE PRODUCT AND PACK
FOR POWDER GRIND TO
FINE PARTICLES
23. Pumpkin Seed Oil:
Cold-pressed from the roasted, hulled
seeds of pumpkins (also called
pepitas), pumpkin seed oil contains
polyunsaturated essential fatty acids,
such as linoleic, oleic and stearic acids
24. PUMPKIN SAUCE
Sauce is a popular
complementary foods ,
flavoring ingredients
used in various foods. It
is an antioxidant. can
reduce the tomatoes
dependent,
Suace is prepared taking
60 parts of pumkin flesh
/ puree and 40 parts
tomato.
25. Pumpkin Powder
Harvest ideal harvesting condition .
Wash and dry. Steam the pumpkin
slices and cook When totally dehydrated
grind the dried pumpkin into a powder
using a food processor.
26. Pectin
extraction from
pumpkin with the aid of
microbial enzymes
An optimised
procedure is reported
for extraction of pectin
from pumpkin pulp,
using an enzyme
preparation
from Aspergillus
awamori.