Author(s): Omesh Thakur and Padmakshi Thakur

Abstract: India produces maximum of the veggies due to its tropical weather zone. Concerning publish-harvest management, 25-40% of post-harvest losses arise in the course of diverse publish-harvest operations which include cleaning, grading, transportation, drying, storage, packaging, and so on. Lagenaria siceraria) is one of the crucial minor vegetable vegetation with substantial makes use of and fitness blessings. It is an important multi-purpose cucurbit crop grown for its leaves, culmination and seeds. It’s far extensively cultivated and used for human consumption in India, providing important human nutrition and serving as a food protection crop. Bottle gourd is an underutilized fruit, no matter being one of the most inexpensive sources of nutrients and a capacity supply of natural antioxidants. The consumption of bottle shield juice/pulp is growing daily because of its health advantages. Postharvest losses of bottle gourd occur due to loss of appropriate packaging materials, unsuitable managing in the course of lengthy-distance delivery, and microbial spoilage. Bottle gourd fruits have a higher suitable for eating index and a lower waste index, which proves the significance of its processing.

DOI: 10.33545/26174693.2023.v7.i1Sa.771