Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables
Regular Training programmes
AdmissionForms for Basic courses
AdmissionForms for Advanced & Post-Adv. courses
Objective of the course - to impart necessary knowledge & skill to the trainees in the trade so that they are able to seek employment in the food processing industry, or become self-employed in the field.
Trainee Entry level - candidate who has passed class 10th examination of 10+2 system with Physics, Chemistry & Maths or equivalent.
Course Duration - One year full time course.
Course Contents :- Course covers topics like fruit beverages, canning of fruits & vegetables; making of pickles, chutneys, sauces etc.; spoilage in preserved fruits & vegetable, use & handling of related equipment, containers, preservatives, etc..
Trainee Exit Level :- On completion of the course, the trainees are expected to be able to
- Prepare common fruit beverages;
- can meat, fishes, poultry products, commercially important fruits & vegetables; etc.
- Preparation of Jams, Jellies, Pickles, Vinegar, Toffees, cheese, etc.
- Estimation in fruits & vegetable of - acids, sodium chloride, Benzonic acid, reducing/non-reducing sugars, etc.
- Microbial examination of canned food; etc.
- Study & use some common equipment like Refracto meter, Hydrometer, Jelmeter, thermo-meter, vacuum gauge, pressure guage, seam checking guage, common balance, etc.
The workshop, developed for this course, is equipped
with common equipment like Refracto meter, Hydrometer, Jelmeter,
thermo-meter, vacuum gauge, pressure guage, seam checking guage, common
balance, etc. and various containers, knives etc.