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Madhura sweet sorghum
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In food vs fuel debate there is a need to develop a multi-purpose
crop. Thus from the same piece of land food, fuel and fodder needs to be
produced. Sweet sorghum (S.S.) is one such crop.
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NARI's contribution:
- Development of high yielding varieties and
hybrids of sweet sorghum
- Pioneer in India and world. NARI's S.S. hybrid
' Madhura' has been successfully tried in Italy, Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia and
Thailand.
- 'MADHURA' hybrid can yearly produce from one
hectare of land about 2-4 tons of food grain, 2000-3000 liters of ethanol
or 2-3 tons of syrup. Bagasse is an excellent fodder for animals.
- Development of complete technology for syrup
production. The syrup has been sold all over India.
- Seed of MADHURA are available.
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Can be used as:
1. Table syrup.
2. Additive in milk; accompaniment to pancakes and bread.
3. Salad dressing and icecream topping.
4. Sweetner in cakes and biscuit baking.
5. Syrupy base in pharmaceutical formulations.
ENQUIRIES FROM RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS
AND EXPORTERS SOLICITED
MADHURA sweet sorghum syrup has received extremely enthusiastic
response from the users. There have been many claims including : cure for
asthma; help in reducing arthritis pain; is a substitute for honey etc.
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MADHURA sweet sorghum
crop |
Sweet sorghum syrup
being produced |
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Features:
- Excellent natural source of calcium
- Excellent nutritional and medicinal properties
- Honey like taste. Rich in vitamin C, proteins
and Nicotinic acid.
- Rich in glucose and fructose
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