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Indigenous Karil (Bamboo Shoot) Processing


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1 Department of Food Processing and Technology, Bilaspur University, Bilaspur (C.G.), India
2 Department of Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering, S.V. College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (IGKV), Raipur (C.G.), India
     

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Bamboo shoot is one of the indigenous foods mostly consumed by the tribes of Chhattisgarh and North- east states of India. It is belonging to Poaceae family. This is popularly known as Karil in Chhattisgarh. The shoot can be mainly consumed after fermentation. This fermentation process was accomplished by the anaerobic microorganisms with the help of lactobacillus, streptococcus and streptomycin etc. It has various health benefits for human body. In this review paper the processing aspects of the shoot has been discussed.

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Indigenous, Bamboo Shoot, Karil, Processing.
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Authors

Yogesh Kumar
Department of Food Processing and Technology, Bilaspur University, Bilaspur (C.G.), India
Soumitra Tiwari
Department of Food Processing and Technology, Bilaspur University, Bilaspur (C.G.), India
Yashwant Kumar
Department of Food Processing and Technology, Bilaspur University, Bilaspur (C.G.), India
Navneet Khare
Department of Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering, S.V. College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (IGKV), Raipur (C.G.), India

Abstract


Bamboo shoot is one of the indigenous foods mostly consumed by the tribes of Chhattisgarh and North- east states of India. It is belonging to Poaceae family. This is popularly known as Karil in Chhattisgarh. The shoot can be mainly consumed after fermentation. This fermentation process was accomplished by the anaerobic microorganisms with the help of lactobacillus, streptococcus and streptomycin etc. It has various health benefits for human body. In this review paper the processing aspects of the shoot has been discussed.

Keywords


Indigenous, Bamboo Shoot, Karil, Processing.

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