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Swiss co looks for ways to process Nagpur oranges
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Saturday, 12 April, 2008, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Pal & Partners, a Switzerland-based company, along with the Gujarat-based Desai Fruits & Vegetables, has been conducting surveys in Vidarbha to examine the feasibility of processing Nagpur oranges. Nagpur's mandarin oranges famous for their sweetness are difficult to process. According to Ajit Desai, chairman, Desai Fruits & Vegetables, a survey is under way in the Vidarbha region but declined to give details. "It is at a primary stage and we don't want to talk about it at this stage," he said.
Nagpur mandarin orange has a loose jacket, which has a bitter element present. This makes processing difficult. There are two systems of processing the mandarin. The first involves passing the fruit through resins. This increases the cost of processing. The second system is using different packaging but then the shelf life of the processed juice is only six months. Orange growers have great hopes from the possibility of processing this variety. The Swiss company is studying the performance of a few varieties of Nagpur oranges, their yield, juice content etc. The company wants to see if the juice industry can be developed here.
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