07 Feb Baby Corn: Post Harvest Management and Value Addition
बेबी कॉर्न : फसलोपरांत प्रबंधन और मूल्य संवर्धन Baby corn is a young finger like un fertilized cobs of maize used as nutritious vegetable, for humans. It is delicious, decorative and rich in vitamins and minerals besides a good source of easily digestible fibrous protein. It is an organic food being protected in the husk and free from pesticides chemical residues. It is used in developing a numbers of value added products. It is a potential crop to generate income and employment for the rural youth, women besides maintaining the soil health. India can be a potential exporter due to its low cost of production. Post harvest management determines quality, safety, competitiveness of the produce in the market and the profits earned by producers. Post harvest technology includes operations viz., harvesting, de-husking, grading, packaging, transportation, processing, storage, quality standards and labeling. Harvesting baby corn: After harvesting, baby corns should be kept in shady places having good ventilation. Also, it should not be piled up and left for days. It should be de-husked immediate after harvesting, if possible. De-husking of baby corn: De-husking should be done with pointed end of thin knives so as to lightly slit baby corn length wise. Then, use knives to cleave around the bigger end of baby corn, and husk it along slits on ears...