Neera Powder Stabilization via Spray Drying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for preserving and storing Neera, a nutritious sap from palm trees, face challenges such as undesirable flavor and aroma characteristics, rapid fermentation, and high costs associated with refrigeration and transportation, which affect its nutritional quality and shelf life.
Innovation Solution
The development of a stable Neera powder form through spray drying or freeze drying processes, which maintains or enhances the nutritional value of fresh coconut sap inflorescence, is achieved by filtering, mixing with carriers, homogenizing, and converting the liquid into a powder, resulting in a product that is stable at room temperature and easily reconstitutable.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of stationary object
If Neera is stored in liquid form under refrigeration, then shelf life is extended, but cost of storage and transportation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical state of Neera from liquid to powder form through spray drying or freeze drying processes. This parameter change eliminates the need for refrigeration during storage and transportation, as the powder form is stable at room temperature, thereby reducing storage costs while maintaining shelf life of over 24 months.
2Ease of operation
If Neera is processed to remove undesirable flavor and aroma, then consumption comfort is improved, but nutritional quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses spray drying or freeze drying to convert liquid Neera into powder form, a parameter change that concentrates the nutritional content while preserving the natural flavor and aroma characteristics. The powder form maintains all essential nutrients including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals without requiring chemical processing that would degrade nutritional quality.
3Quantity of substance
If Neera is kept in liquid form, then nutritional value is maintained, but rapid fermentation occurs at ambient conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms Neera from liquid to powder form through drying processes, fundamentally changing its stability characteristics. The powder form is resistant to fermentation at ambient conditions while preserving nutritional value, as the moisture content is reduced to levels that inhibit microbial growth without degrading nutrients.
4Ease of manufacture
If high temperature evaporation methods are used to produce Neera products, then commercial availability is improved, but nutritional quality and flavor characteristics deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces high temperature evaporation methods with spray drying or freeze drying technologies. These alternative methods achieve commercial scalability while preserving nutritional quality and flavor characteristics, as they use lower temperatures and gentler processing conditions that prevent nutrient degradation and maintain the natural properties of Neera.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The Neera powder is stable at room temperature for over 24 months, retains enhanced nutritional benefits, and is cost-effective for storage and transportation, offering a natural health drink with improved taste and aroma characteristics compared to liquid forms.
Implementation Method 1
The present invention relates to methods for Spray drying and Freeze drying to produce stable Neera powder
Implementation Method 2
spray drying or freeze drying processes, which maintains or enhances the nutritional value of fresh coconut sap inflorescence
Implementation Method 3
The present invention relates to methods for Spray drying and Freeze drying to produce stable Neera powder
Implementation Method 4
freeze drying processes, which maintains or enhances the nutritional value of fresh coconut sap inflorescence
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AI summary
The present invention provides a coconut sap inflorescence powder compositions to provide symptomatic or prophylactic treatment of human disorder that has enriched vitamins, minerals, fat, carbohydrates and proteins. The invention also provides a process for producing such powders by spray drying or freeze drying. The powdered compositions and dosage forms are useful in the treatment of drug induced nephrotoxicity, alcoholic liver damage, and performance enhancement when administered orally.