1Department of Food and Agricultural Process Engineering, Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Tavanur, 679573, India
2Physiology, Biochemistry and Post-Harvest Technology Division, ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, 671124, India
3Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND-58102, USA
Knowledge of the engineering properties of jackfruit is necessary for the design of peeler cum corer for its processing. In this study, selected engineering properties of jackfruit (Artocarpus Heterophyllus L.) relevant to development of peeler cum corer were determined.
The observed values of length, diameter, weight, rind thickness, core length and core diameter of jackfruit varied from 26.52–55.81cm, 18.23–27.8 cm, 5.35–16.65 kg, 1.59–2.42 cm, 20.23–48.06 cm and 3.99–9.72 cm, respectively. The cutting strength of peeled jackfruit was measured by using a designed cutting probe with the universal testing machine. The observed values of cutting strength of peeled jackfruit varied from 2.5–3.5 kN and average value was found to be 2.96±0.42 kN.
Jackfruit, Engineering properties, Image processing, Cutting probe
