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| Title: | Chironji nut (Buchanania lanzan) processing, present practices and scope |
| Authors: | Kumar, J
Vengaiah, PC
Srivastav, PP
Bhowmick, PK |
| Keywords: | Chironji
Nut processing
Pracices and scope |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A23N 7/00, A23 D, A23L 1/22, A61K 8/00, A61Q 7/00, A61Q 9/00, A61Q 11/00, A61Q 19/00, A61Q 19/08, A23N 12/00 |
| Abstract: | Buchanania
lanzan (Chironji)
is a tree species which belongs to the family Anacardiaceae and is commercially
very useful. The fruit of chironji
contains a hard nut that on decortication yields kernel containing about 52%
oil. The kernel oil is used mostly in the cosmetic manufacturing and as a
substitute for olive and almond oil while the whole kernel is used in
sweet-meals as a substitute for almond kernel. Although, the chironji nuts and kernels have been used
extensively but there is no machinery for processing of chironji nut. At present shelling of chironji nut is done manually and some time by locally made
machine. This traditional process involves soaking in the water for 24 hrs,
skin removal by hand rubbing followed by drying. Dried nut is broken by rubbing
between a pair of stone-slab or hammer followed by separation of kernel from
the hull. In some areas local artesian developed motorized machines for
breaking and separating, but the machines were not specifically designed. So
they are again manually separating. Therefore there is need for developing the
machinery for chironji decorticating. |
| Page(s): | 202-204 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.11(1) [January 2012]
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