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Development of Instant Fish Soup Powder


Fish is a high-protein, low-fat food that provides a range of health benefits and considered as one amongst healthiest food. Fish is rich source of important nutrients, such as protein, vitamins, minerals, good fats like poly-unsaturated fatty acids(ω-3 fatty acids).Vegetables are one of most important constituent of human diet. They contain important vitamins, minerals and are rich source of dietary fibre. They are low in fat, salt and sugar.Vegetables provide nutrients vital for health and maintenance of your body

Soup can be a nutrition powerhouse, packed with carbohydrates, protein, vitamins and minerals, fibre, and antioxidants.Soup is a good appetizer, good for health, make us feel better (comforting), tends to provide satiety with fewer calories than other forms of food & help in losing weight.


The developed product deals with development of instant fish soup powder. The soup can serve as nutritious instant food with goodness of fish and fresh vegetables. The product is shelf stable for 12 months at ambient temperature with acceptable microbiological and sensory qualities.

Salient Feature
  1. Instant- Easy to prepare - Just mix with hot water/boil & serve
  2. No other additive/ingredient needed to reconstitute soup
  3. Rich source of healthy nutrients, proteins, poly un-saturated fatty acids (ω-3) like Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) & Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA).
  4. Nutrient rich appetizer with less calories
  5. Suitable for domestic markets as well as export.
  6. Easy to store- Can be stored up to 12 months in packed condition at room temperature
APPLICATIONS
  1. Convenience food- can serve as “Heat & Serve” food product.
  2. Instant fish soup powder can complement other similar products available in markets.
  3. Useful during natural disaster management as emergency food.
  4. Useful for other target groups like defense personnel, school lunch program, expeditions and astronauts

Introduction : The current technology deals with the development of Instant fish soup powder conceptualized on a similar product called ‘Instant Veg or Chicken soup’ which is predominantly available in markets across India. The developed product has a better over-all quality & can be stored at ambient temperature for 12 months. The shelf life of this product can be further extended by 6 months using radiation processing (5 kGy) at ambient temperature. Radiation processing of food is a well-known technology based on physical energy where no chemical preservatives are involved and does not increase the temperature of the food. It has been approved by various international and national organizations to ensure ‘Food Security & Safety’

ADVANTAGES
  1. Instant- Easy to prepare - Just mix with hot water/boil & serve
  2. High quality, nutritious instant food rich with goodness of fish and fresh vegetables
  3. Nutrient rich appetizer with less calories
  4. Soup tends to provide satiety with fewer calories than other forms of food.
  5. Rich source of healthy nutrients, proteins, poly un-saturated fatty acids (ω-3 & 9)
  6. Having combined effect of various processing methods (hurdles)
  7. Export quality product & suitable for domestic consumption
  8. Shelf stable up to 12 months in packed condition at room temperature; Shelf-life can be further extended to 6 months at room temperature using radiation processing (5 kGy)
APPLICATIONS
  1. Food processing industries involved in Instant/Convenient/ Ready-to-Cook (RTC) or Ready-to-Eat (RTE) food commodities for domestic consumption & export
  2. As emergency food during natural calamities/disaster management & can be served as military ration.

RAW MATERIALS

  1. The raw materials (Fresh fish, fresh vegetables, oil, spices, etc.) required for preparation of Instant fish soup powder are available locally.

EQUIPMENTS

  1. Steaming & cooking vessels
  2. Conventional air or Infra-Red dryers
  3. Homogenizers/Mixers
  4. Packaging machines/sealers
  5. Gamma irradiation facility (optional)
  6. Storage facility (ware house).

INFRASTRUCTURE

  1. A covered room of 500 sq. ft. area (25 ft. x 20 ft.) with raw material storage and processing area, refrigerators, steaming & cooking facility, dryers, packaging instruments and ware house (storage) facility.

POWER

  1. Both single & three phase power connection.

MANPOWER

  1. One skilled worker and two un-skilled workers would be adequate for production of 100 kg per day. Actual manpower would depend on production capacity.

Statutory requirement

  1. Statutory clearances related to food industry and a minimum of a small-scale industries registration.
Application Procedure
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