Retort Pouch Processed Foods

Introduction

Foods such as aloo choley, sooji halwa, fish curry, rice, dhal curry, vegetable and mutton pulav etc., are processed in retort amenable special kind of flexible polymeric films to achieve commercial sterility. The products are in ready to-eat form and can be eaten as such straight out of the packs or, if facilities exist, can be warmed up by dipping the pack in hot water or keeping in hot air oven before being consumed. Such foods have better consumer appeal and acceptability as compared to their canned counterparts. Convenience, ease of carrying and disposability on use are the special appealing features for the consumers.

For further information please contact :

Defence Food Research Laboratory
Ministry of Defence,
Mysore - 570011