Banana is thelargest produced and maximum consumed amongst the fruits cultivated in India.India ranks first amongst the banana cultivating countries of the world. Bananawhen ripened is a soft and delicate fruit with a post-harvest shelf life of 5-10 days. This makes it prone to injury during transport. Banana being a ‘commonman’s fruit’ is consumed in following forms: Banana Powder, Banana Puree,Banana Juice concentrate etc. Banana powder, because of its high concentrationof banana essence, has been found to be a major source of carbohydrate andcalories, found to be useful as a general treatment for dyspepsia, containscompounds with demonstrable anti-MRSA activity, anti-HIV replicative activity,and following metabolic transformation by fungi, anti-leishmanicidal activity.
Theglobal production of banana is around 102028.17 thousand tons of which Indiacontributes 29.19%. The demand of Banana Products in market is increasingrapidly due to nutritive and medicinal characteristics of it. India is one ofthe major country producing banana and its derivatives. Banana Derivativesincludes: Powder, Puree, Ice-Creams, Fruit breads, cakes, tarts, muffins,pie-fillings, icings, donuts, fruit bars, milk shakes, yogurts, puddings,toppings, deserts, baby food, etc.
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