Utilization of bottle gourd ( (Mol.) Standl.) pomace for the preparation of instant (dessert) mix.

Bottle gourd pomace, a waste from vegetable processing industry was used to prepare instant (dessert) mix. In this study, the bottle gourd was procured from the farm, washed, grated, steam blanched and the grits were further divided into two parts. One part of grits was dried without juice extraction (BGFD- Bottle gourd fresh dried), while, the other half (BGPD- Bottle gourd pomace dried) was dehydrated after extraction of juice.