Bangladesh research publications journal

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ISSN: 1998-2003, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Page: 277-282, September - October, 2012
PROCESSING OF GINGER POWDER
Md. Rezaul Isla m Shirshir, Mosharaf Ho ssa in and Md. Mo ssarrof Ho ssa in ¹
Md. Rezaul Isla m Shirshir, Mo sharaf Hossain and Md. Mo ssarrof Ho ssa in (2012). Proc e ssing of ginger powder. Banglade sh Re s. Pub . J. 7(3): 277-282. Retrieve from
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Abstract
The experiment was conducted in the laboratory of Food Scienc e and Nutritio n, HSTU, Dinajpur and BCSIR (Bangladesh Counc il of Scientific and Industrial Re search) Laboratory, Dhaka, to develop ginger powder from fre sh ginger. The fre sh gingers (raw materials) were collected from the loc al market and analyzed for proximate c ompo sitio n moisture , pro te in, fat, ash and fiber 79.5%, 2.12%, 2.5%, 1.5% and 2.4% respectively. Other hand the chemic al a na lysis of ginger powders was done and the average compo sitio ns of ginger powders were moisture: 7.6%, protein: 7.06 %, ash: 4.01%, fat: 1.85%, acidity: 1.32%, fibers: 1.5%. Six types of ginger powders were tested by a panel of 15 judge s. Powders from sun dried and packaged in polythene bags secured the highest score 8.0 out of 9.0 and was ranked like very muc h. The ginger powders tho se were stored in plastic containers had lower moisture content than tho se were stored in polythene bags. The stud y showed that the re is a go o d pro spect of proc e ssing of ginger as powder. By proc e ssing ginger (powder), its market va lue may be inc reased and pro duc tio n c an be maximized. Thus farmers would be benefited and encouraged to produc e more. It has great demand on the loc al and international market. Ginger powder may be exported to earn valuable foreign exc hange . This stud y has o pened the doo r for c ommerc ial pro duc tion of ginger powder from raw ginger with its lig ht brown c olor, soft te xture and c harac te ristic s flavo r with a potential prolonged she lf-life .