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9.0 PROCESSING AND UTILISATION :9.1 Processing :Potato is a perishable commodity and it’sharvesting time (March/April) coincides with therise in temperature in Indo- Gangetic plains whichcontributes about 85 per cent of total production inIndia. Therefore, the potato produced requires toshift in cold storage.It has been observed that all varieties ofpotato are not suitable for processing. The drymatter and reducing sugar content are two important parameters for selecting rawmaterials for processing. The varieties namely Chipsona-1 and Chipsona-2 released byCentral Potato Research Institute (CPRI), Shimla, have been found fit and beneficial forpotato processing. The following are the characteristics of potato meant for processingpurposes.Table No. 22Characteristics of Potato Fit for ProcessingCharacteristicsType of Potato ProductsDehydrated French Fries Chips CannedTuber size 30 50 40-60 35Specific gravity 1.080 1.080 1.085 1.080Dry matter 22-25 20-234 22-25 18-20(percentage)Starch(percentage)Reducing Sugar15-190.514-160.515-180.2512-240.5(percentage)Shapes / SizespreferredMedium tolarge sizedtubersLong ovalshaped tubersRound to ovalshaped tubersSmallsized tubersSource :Post Harvest Manual for Export of Potatoes, APEDA, New Delhi.64
The processed potato products are classified as follows: Fried Products : Potato chips, Frozen French Fries, other frozenfries. Dehydraed Products : Dehydrated chips, dices, flakes, granules, flour,starch, potato custard powder soup or gravythickner and potato biscuits. Non-Fried Products : Potato jam, Potato murraba, Potato candy,Potato biscuits, Potato cakes.Canned Products9.2 USES :a) As vegetable : Potato is utilized as major vegetablethroughout the world and in preparation ofnumber of recipes either by using potato aloneor by combining it with other vegetables,pulses, cereals etc..b) As seed : Medium sized tubers are used normally in thenorthern plains. In the northern and easternhills, is used as seed.c) As processed food : It is utilized in variety of ways such asdehydrated potato products like chips, dice,waries, flakes, granules, flour, starch, potatopowder and potato biscuits. It is also used toprepare frozen foods like potato patties, puffs,wedges, pancake, dehydrated mashedpotatoes etc.65
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