DRDO DFRL

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The Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) was established in December, 1961 under the aegis of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, Government of India, at Mysore especially to cater to the strategic operational requirements of Services and to provide logistical support in the area of Food supplies and varied food challenges of Indian Army, Navy, Air force and other paramilitary forces.

Areas of Work

-R&D in Food Science and Technology .

-Studies in the development of convenience foods, preservation of foods, food safety, food packaging, and studies in the spoilage of foods and safety of processed foods
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-Production and supply of processed foods on a limited scale to the Armed Forces and other bodies for national missions.

-Toxicological, nutritional and biochemical studies.

-Development of pack rations, their quality assurance methods.

-Preservation and packaging methods for long distance transportation of perishable products.

-Evaluation of nutritional requirements of troops deployed under different climatic conditions .

-Development of novel food based on emerging technologies viz. high pressure, Pulsed electric field, Infrared, Microwave, Irradiation and Combination processing of Foods.


Products/Technologies for civil sector

The various technologies, which have been developed through the sustained and dedicated efforts of scientists at DFRL, encompass the following:
-High pressure processing
-Pulsed electric field processing
-Micronization
-Food irradiation
-Minimally processing of fruits & vegetables
-Automated tender coconut water processing
-Puff and Serve Chapaties
-Smart reactor
-Bio and photo degradable packaging materials
-Retort processing of Food in Flexible Pouches
-Food Additives Technology
-Cold Shock Dehydration Technology
-Accelerated Freeze Dehydration Technology
-High Temperature Short Time (HTST) Technology
-Pneumatic Drying Technology
-Flaking Technology
-Fluidized Bed Drying of Cereals, Pulses and Vegetables
-Spray drying
-Technology of Hurdle Processing and Preservation
-Intermediate Moisture (IM) Foods Technology
-Micro-encapsulation Technology
-HTST Extrusion Technology
-Compressed Foods' Technology
-Thermal processing of Foods in Aluminium Containers
-Reverse Osmosis (RO) and Ultrafilteration (UF) Technology
-Combination Dehydration Technology
-Stack Encapsulation Technologies
-Technology for the Extension of Shelf-Life (SL) of Fresh Fruits & Vegetables

Ready to Eat Foods:
-Frozen chicken shreds
-Frozen Peas and chicken
-Stuffed mutton rolls
-Mutton vegetable kurma
-Short Term Preserved Chapaties
-Preserved and Flavoured Chapaties
-Spiced Potato Parathas
-Puff and Serve Chapaties
-Besan Burfi
-Stabilised Chikki
-Fruit Bar
-Compressed Cereal Bar
-Nutri Food Bar
-Sorghum Flakes
-Sorghum Snacks
-Composite Breakfast Cereal
-High Protein Snacks
-Emergency / Survival Bar
-Cashewnut Burfi
-Hurdle Technology Preserved Fruits
-Canned Upma
-Canned Avial
-Retort Pouch Processed Foods
-Intermediate Moisture (IM) Fruits
-Vegetable Halwa
-Fruit Juice (Preserved)
-Tender Coconut Water Preservation Technology
-Egg Biscuits
-Variety of instant chicken and mutton products viz., Chicken biscuits, Hurdle processed chicken legs
-Freeze thawed fluidised bed dried mutton

Quick Cooking Foods:
-Insta Nutro Cereal Mix (Bisibele Bath)
-Pre-Cooked Dehydrated (PD) Pulav Mix
-PD Khichdi Mix
-PD Dal Curries
-PD Rice
-Dehydrated Potato-Peas Curry
-Dehydrated Cauliflower-Potato / Peas Curry Mix
-Dehydrated Avial Mix
-Vermicellin Kheer Mix
-Vermicellin Upma Mix
-Rava Idli Mix
-Dehydrated Spiced Mutton Keema
-Dehydrated Mutton Pulav

Instantised Foods:
-Instant Curried Dals
-Instant Pulav Mix
-Instant Khichidi Mix
-Instant Basmati Rice
-Instant Whole Legumes
-Instant Kadhi Mix
-Instant Halwa Mix
-Instant Upma Mix
-Instant Coconut Chutney Mix
-Omelette and Scrambled Egg Mix powder
-Instant Carrot Halwa Mix
-Instant Green Leafy Vegetable Dal Curry Mixes
-Instant Germinated Pulses
-Hurdle Technology Stabilised Cooked Vegetables (French Beans, Capsicum)
-Curry Paste Concentrate, Condiment paste, Soya panner
-Milk Based Beverage Mixes / Compressed Tablets
-Fruits based milk and lassi beverage mixes
-Instant Mutton Soup Powder
-Instant Chicken soup Powder
-Flavoured milk shake

Freeze Dried Foods and Drinks:
-Fruit Juice Powders
-Shrimp
-Mushroom Soup Powder
-Chicken Pulav
-Meat (Mutton & Chicken)
-Fruit Slices and bits (Mango, Banana, Apple)
-Mango shake

Functional Foods:
-Antioxidant rich backed foods
-Seabukthron squash, jam, jelly, yoghurt, fruit juice powder
-Rhodiola coffee and memory chocolate
-Aloe vera low calorie squash, fruit spread, juice
-Performance enhancing drink
-Whey beverage mix
-Mango whey beverage mix
-Omega-3 fatty acid rich snack mix
-Beaten Rice mix
-Radish fibre rich Snacks
-Radish fibre rich Pasta
-Ashgourd fibre rich Sweet mix
-Ashgourd fibre rich savory Cookies
-Pea peel fibre rich Cookies
-Cardamaom peel fibre rich Kheer mix

Novel Innovations and Technologies:
-Minimally processed vegetables in pre-cut and packaged form
-HTST Dehydration Technology
-Fungistatic Wrapper
-Stay fresh Chemicals for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
-Micro-Encapsulated Flavours
-Keep Fresh Salt
-Thermal Processing of Food in Aluminium Cans
-Stack Encapsulation Technique
-Leg Operated Chapati Rolling Machine

Ration Packs :
-Compo Pack Ration
-Supplementary Compo Pack Ration
-Emergency Survival Ration

Contact Detail:
Defence Food Research Laboratory  
Siddarthanagar, Admn Office Building, Siddarth Nagar, Mysuru, Karnataka 570011
Phone: 0821 247 2953

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