Underutilized Fruits and Vegetables

Rambutan cv. Arka Coorg Arun

• Fruits ripen in September-October
• Fruit weight ranges from 40 to 45 g
• TSS is 17.5 °B
• Aril recovery is 42%
• Fruit yield:  1000-1500 fruits/tree

Mangosteen

• Known as  “ Queen of Fruits” due to its nutritive value
• Anti- inflammatory properties,
• Protein (g) -0.6
• Fat (g)-1.0
• Carbohydrates (g)-5.6
• Fibre (g) -5.1
• Ash (g) -0.1
• Calcium (mg) -7.0

Kokum

• Fruits are bright red,  spherical or globose.
• The rind is thick and brought red is coloured.
• Kokum fruits contains anthocyanin, fatty Acids , and garcinol.
• Kokum is rich in  anti-obesity compound, i.e. Hydroxycitric acid (HCA).

Malayan apple

• Fruits are crispy, juicy and tasty with apple aroma.
• Fruit flesh contains -92 % water
• Fruits are low in sugar
• Rich in ascorbic acid,  calcium, Riboflavin, Thiamine, Niacin potassium , magnesium

Soursop

• Fruit  weight - 500g to 1.5 kg
• Fruit-dark green with many curved, soft spines
• Pulp- is juicy, creamy white with a cottony texture
• sub-acid taste  with a distinct flavour.
• Excellent source of vitamins B and C, potassium, riboflavin and niacin.

Kamalam (Dragon fruit)

• Fruit- attractive red or pink colour
• rich in vitamins and minerals
• slightly acidic (0.20 to 0.40 mg lactic acid equivalent) with
• TSS between 8-14°Brix and
• total sugar content of 3.5 to 7.0 g per 100 g fruit.

Pointed gourd - Arka Neelachal Kirti

• Moderately tolerant to Fusarium wilt
• Yield-15 to 20kg/plant
• No. of fruits: 280-290/ plant

Teasel gourd cv. Arka Bharath

• Vines are vigorous (6 m)
• Fruit wt.:  100 g & dark green in colour, long oval with soft seeds
• Average fruit yield:  10 t/ ha

Spine gourd Hybrid - Arka Neelachal Shanti

• Interspecific hybrid of spine gourd x teasel gourd,
• Propagation - Root & tubers
  High yield (15 kg/plant) , igh culinary quality, fruit weight-30g,
• No. of fruits/plant-600-630

Ivy gourd - Arka Neelachal Kunkhi

• Dual purpose variety-can be used for salad at immature stage as well as vegetable,
• yield-18-20 kg/plant,
• No. of fruits-700-750/ plant

Solar Power Operated Tricycle Cart for Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Mushroom Vending

• Facilitates to keep the fruits and vegetables under hygienic and evoparatively cooled condition
• Keep fruits and vegetables fresh for  36 - 48 hours 

Power operated size based Chinese potato grader

• Sorts the tubers into four different size classes
• Works with an electric motor with a gear box (25:1)
• Works on a single phase with 0.75 kW /h power consumption
• Grading efficiency- 96 percent.

Fruits and vegetables vending van

• Evaporative cooling using solar panels
• Capacity – 4 Quintals
• Vendors can reduce loss during retail marketing
• Helped street vendors during the pandemic to reach urbanites