Aims to raise mineral content from around 2% to over 33%, paving the way for nutrient-enriched food products
Researchers at Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU) have secured a patent for a technology that converts jackfruit seeds into a concentrated mineral-rich food ingredient, an innovation that could help improve nutrition and reduce food waste.The Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT) under the Ministry of Industries recently granted the patent for the technology, developed by Prof Dr Md Amdadul Haque of the Department of Food Engineering and his postgraduate researcher Md Akram Hossain, according to a press release.
The technology was developed by Prof Dr Md Amdadul Haque of the Department of Food Engineering alongside his postgraduate researcher Md Akram Hossain. Photo: Collected
According to the researchers, while dried jackfruit seeds naturally contain around two percent mineral content, the new technology can increase it to more than 33 percent, boosting the mineral concentration by about 16 to 17 times.The research, funded under the Ministry of Education's Grants for Advanced Research and Education (GARE) project, aims to utilise jackfruit seeds, which are often discarded despite being rich in nutrients.
