Technology Details

Area of Technology:Food & Millet

Title of the Innovation: GLUTEN FREE FOODS FROM BUCKWHEAT

Brief About Innovation

Brief Description:

Buckwheat, a pseudo-cereal, is a gluten free crop that belongs to the family of Fagopyrum. Buckwheat grains can be processed to variety of ready to eat (RTE) products and as bulk ingredients that can be mixed with other foods.

Technology offered for:

a) Groats

b) Bar

c) Noodles

Salient features of the technology

• Buckwheat flour and puffs as gluten free replacers in RTE foods
• Processes standardized for instant products such as noodles, pasta and extruded snacks
• Products are free from additives and chemical preservatives
• Buckwheat products contain beneficial polyphenol – Rutin up to 0.4% of dry weight
• Average shelf-life of Buckwheat products is greater than 4 months