Watermelon Jelly
Practical Action
Narangs Corporation
India (see above)
Refractometers
The refractometer is used to measure the sugar content.
Bellingham + Stanley Ltd.
Longfield Road, North Farm Industrial Estate
Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3EY
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 1892 500400
Fax: +44 1892 543115
E-mail: sales@bs-ltd.com
Website: http://www.bs-ltd.com
International Ripening Company
1185 Pnieridge Road
Norfoplk
Virginia 23502-2095
USA
Tel: +1 757 855 3094
Fax: +1 757 855 4155
Email: info@QAsupplies.com
Web: www.qasupplies.com
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd
UK (see above)
Gardners Corporation
India (see above)
References and further reading
Practical Action technical briefs:
Jam, Jellies & Marmalade
Passion fruit jam
Lime marmalade
Pineapple jam
Food labelling
Fruit waste utilisation
Juices and Drinks
Snack Foods
Technical manual on small-scale processing of fruits and vegetables, Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Setting up and Running a Small Fruit or Vegetable Processing Enterprise: Opportunities in
Food Processing CTA
Starting a Small Food Processing Enterprise by Peter Fellows, Ernesto Franco & Walter Rios
Practical Action Publishing/CTA 1996
Small Scale Food Processing 2nd Ed. P Fellows & S Azam Ali, Practical Action Publishing, 2003
Fruit and Vegetable Processing UNIFEM Practical Action Publishing, 1993
This technical brief was updated by S. Azam Ali in March 2009. Dr. S Azam-Ali is
a consultant in food processing and nutrition with over 15 years experience of
working with small-scale processors in developing countries
Practical Action
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Bourton-on-Dunsmore
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United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1926 634400
Fax: +44 (0)1926 634401
E-mail: inforserv@practicalaction.org.uk
Website: http://practicalaction.org/practicalanswers/
Practical Action is a development charity with a difference. We know the simplest ideas can have the
most profound, life-changing effect on poor people across the world. For over 40 years, we have been
working closely with some of the world’s poorest people - using simple technology to fight poverty and
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