Survey was carried out to select the location where the cactus berries of good quality could be obtained. Grab the fruit gently using the tongs or by twisting. After rinsing the important operation was carried out during which the tiny stickers and fuzz were removed. Peeling was done by cutting the fruit using sharpened knife and removed the peel of both the halves. The blending was continued till the pieces completely released the water and juice formed. To get the clear juice the raw juice obtained by blending was filtered through vacuum filter. The clear extracted juice was heated at 60 0c...

Processed foods varieties like potatoes are very popular in developing era. There are plenty of industries engaged in this kind of work. The main problem in these industries is disposal of the waste materials produced during processing of potatoes, it creates environmental pollution. So, use of this waste materials mainly potato peel as a raw material for enzyme production will be possible with the help of starch hydrolyzing bacterial strain, B.subtilis. Sufficient amount of potato peel is necessary for the optimum growth of bacteria. So, the correct peel: agar ratio is also very much...

Cucumis callosus (Rottl.) Cogn (Cucurbitaceae) is very common throughout the India and commonly known as "Kothimbda " in Gujarat. The mature fruits of Cucumis callosus (rottl.) Cogn (Kothimbda ), a drought tolerant cucurbitaceous vegetable found growing abundantly during rainy season in the arid and semiarid regions of North-Western India, particularly in Gujarat and Rajasthan, are usually cooked with various vegetable preparations. It is an ideal summer vegetable crop chiefly grown for its edible tender fruits, preferred as salad ingredient, pickles, Desert fruit and as a cooked vegetable.