Caryota urens is a native tree in tropical Asian continent and it is grown in wet and intermediate wet zone of Sri Lanka. This palm is capable of storing large volumes of Carbohydrates, which is converted to sugars. Tapping ...

Fruits are important nutritional requirements of human beings, as they contain higher amount of vitamins and minerals, which improve the quality of the diet and maintain good health. Therefore it is necessary to make ...

Carbonation (saturation of fruit beverage with CO2) of fruit beverages has become one of the most applicable methods to add an extra value to the traditional fruit beverage. Coupling carbonation with the production process ...

Clay pots are mostly used in Sri Lanka for packaging of curd. However this clay pots increase the cost of production of curd and cause bad environmental effect. This study was carried out to introduce a new packaging ...

Chocolate is now become a leading confectionery product in Sri Lanka, This study was directed towards identifying chocolate manufacturing process such as preparation of ingredients, mixing and refining Production methods ...

Stem end rot caused by Botryodiplodia species is one of the most important post harvest disease of papaya and crown rot is the most common post harvest disease in banana. This study was conducted to evaluate the possibility ...

Milk and milk products play a significant role in the food consumption of human. As the milk and milk products contains a higher nutrient value, it is used as an important food product all over the world. Small and medium ...

Milk is considered as the nature's perfect food. Protein provides 11 of the essential amino acids which are deficient in cereals, used for food. Also soya milk is high in protein and it contains a well balanced amino acids ...

The area covered by Mawclln lagoon is obout 91 ha (III€KMP,I999), which is situated in Mambanthotn disiriei and located within longitudes 80* 43 - S0J 45' and latitudes 5° 58 -6 d 00\Before mid 1950 x \ it was said to ...

Sugar cane plays a significant role in the plant kingdom of the world. About 60 % of sugar is produced from sugar cane in the world. The growth of sugar cane is affected by several factors.They are environmental and ...