Post Harvest Management and value addition in Bael (Aegle marmelos Corr.).
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2014-09
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The bael fruit is known for its medicinal properties and is one of the most nutritious fruits. It contains 61.5 g of
water, 1.8 g of protein, 1.7 g of minerals, 31.8 g of carbohydrates and 1.19 mg of riboflavin/100 g edible
portion. Its food value is 88 calories/100gm. Thus, it is richer than most of the reputed fruits like apple, guava
and mango which have a calorific value of only 64, 59 and 36 respectively. It may be noted that no other fruits
has such a high content of riboflavin. They are useful in curing dyspepsia, dysentery, diarrhea, vitiated condition
of vata, vomiting, cardiopalmus, stomachalgia, intermittent fever, seminal weakness, swelling, uropathy and
gastric irritability in infants. The bark decoction for malaria and leaves are useful in opthalmia, deafness, and
diabetes and asthmatic complaints. The flowers allay thirst vomiting. The unripe fruits are acrid, astringent,
bitter, digestive, sour, stomachia and are useful in dysentery-diarrhea and stomachalgia. Bael fruit can be stored
for 10-15 days at normal temperature, whereas fruit harvested at ripe stage can be stored for a week. After
extractionof bael pulp used for the preparation of various fruit products viz., preserve, candy, jam, RTS, nectar
squash/leather/slab, powder etc., which can be commercially exploited.
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Bael, post harvest management, value addition, quality
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Singh Amit Kumar, Chaurasiya A K. Post Harvest Management and value addition in Bael (Aegle marmelos Corr.). International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies. 2014: Sept; 1(9) 65-77.