Lime Processing

Abstract

Lime has several uses and products made from it have varied applications. Lime processing utilises each and every portion of lime fruits for high value products, which have a very high market demand. Pectin is used in fruit jams. Lime oil has many uses in cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. Citric acid has also many applications as food preservative in many food preparations and food processing industries are large consumers. Clarified lime juice is used as health-drink and is mixed in many food preparations. Lime is cultivated in almost all parts of country and the North-East states are not an exception. The note envisages Assam as the preferred location.