On the occasion of the National Technology Day, CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru on Monday announced that it has developed 12 new technologies during the year 2023-24. With this, the number of technologies developed by the premier food technological institute has gone to 432.
The new technologies include ragi-based malt hydrolysate, malted ragi-based ready-to-eat weaning food, a process for production of multigrain waffles, and multigrain pizza base. The focus of the technologies was on millets since 2023 was the International Year of Millets.
Other technologies are finger-millet semolina, instant finger-millet ragi rava idli mix, instant finger-millet halwa mix, instant finger-millet upma mix, millet and multi millet puttu podi mix, cleaner process for biotechnological production of spirulina, and ready-to-use multigrain idli and dosa batter in retail packs.
