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Establishment of Processing Industries and Quality Control Standards of Fresh and Processed Horticulture Products


Kiran Sagar DC, Kiran Kumar KH, Basavalingaiah, Dr. Satheesh B.R.
Pages: 63-82
ISBN: 978-93-5834-746-3


Advances in Horticulture Sciences (Volume -8)

Advances in Horticulture Sciences
(Volume - 8)

Abstract

For setting up fruit processing plant cost and non-cost factors affecting location of the plant are taken into consideration. Cost factors include raw material cost, transportations cost, cost of land, building and machinery, utilities cost, taxes and insurance costs. Whereas, non-cost factors consist of wages, salaries and incentives, market potential, community attitude, cost regulation, quality of life (school, living, recreation for workers etc.) and environmental impact. The main objective for selection of site for processing unit is to minimize the sum of all costs. To minimize the cost, one should think not only the today’s costs, but of long-term costs as well. Quality is a measure of the degree of excellence or degree of acceptability by the consumer. quality determined by the measure of purity, strength, flavour, colour, size, maturity, workmanship or any other distinctive attribute or characteristics of the product. The quality standards of fresh and processed fruit or vegetable products vary with their intended use. For marketing purposes; size, attractiveness, maturity, organoleptic quality and freedom from defects are to be kept in mind. While for processing, physico-chemical attributes of raw material such as presence of soluble solids, development of uniform colour, flavour, juiciness, uniform maturity, tenderness in some vegetables etc. are taken into consideration.

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