ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticulture Investigate, Bengaluru has commercialised its engineering to manufacture probiotic pineapple beverage to a Mysuru based mostly start-up Makers of Mysuru Pvt Ltd.
MR Dinesh, Director, IIHR stated the engineering to manufacture probiotic pineapple beverage is the initially these kinds of engineering to be commercialised by the institute.
The probiotic fruit bevereage engineering was developed by a staff of experts from the Submit Harvest Know-how and Agri Engineering division of IIHR led by Harinder Singh Oberoi. “It took practically three several years for us to establish and standardise this engineering,” Oberoi stated. The beverage does not consist of any artificial chemicals or preservatives, he stated.
Chetan Gowda, MD of Makers of Mysuru, stated that the corporation expects to start the beverage ahead of March 2021. The corporation, which manufactures kokum-based mostly goods, is in the procedure of adding new equipment for the commercialisation of the pineapple beverage, which desires a cold source chain.
Dinesh stated IIHR is also hunting at commercialisng the engineering among the business people in the North-East, which is a main manufacturing space for pineapples. “We have sounded out the Krishi Vigyan Kendras in the North-East to produce awareness about this engineering,” he stated.
IIHR has also developed technologies for manufacturing probiotic mango and pomegranate beverages, which has evoked curiosity from business people. “We hope to commercialise them shortly,” Dinesh stated.
