Now, Campco launches jackfruit eclairs

The Central Arecanut and Cocoa Advertising and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd has released a new product – ‘Jackfruit Eclairs’ – in the industry. The product was released in the industry to mark the forty ninth Basis Day of the cooperative on July 12.

HM Krishna Kumar, Controlling Director of Campco, told BusinessLine that the key ingredient of eclair is the vacuum-fried purely natural jackfruit parts and powder. No artificial flavour is employed in this product.

Terming jackfruit as the nutrition goldmine, he said it has higher protein, fibre, potassium and vitamin B and lower carb and calorie than rice or corn. He said Campco formulated and released a confectionery product in the class of eclairs in buy to add price to jackfruit.

He said jackfruit eclair is a modified toffee containing an outer shell of caramel prosperous in purely natural jackfruit, and centre filling formulated by applying higher high quality product and enriched with jackfruit powder.

To a query on the amount essential for the preparation of eclairs, he said close to 650 kg of raw jackfruit is employed for the preparation of close to one tonne of eclairs.

Shree Padre, Editor of Adike Patrike (a farm journal), who has been spearheading the motion to popularise the opportunity of jackfruit in the region for virtually two many years, told BusinessLine that there is a need to target on many jackfruit-based products at a time when the region is exhibiting interest in jackfruit.

Welcoming the transfer by Campco in this regard, he said allow Campco target additional on investigate and enhancement for jackfruit, and launch several jackfruit-based products in the industry.

The cooperative also released ‘Hazelnut Choco Spread’ to mark its forty ninth Basis Day.

Krishna Kumar said it is an ideal mixture employed as grating on bread, toast, chapathi and even on dosa, and also employed for icecream, cakes and desserts. Even it can be employed as a early morning consume by stirring into warm milk as a chocolate consume, or to boost the strength though at function, he said.

‘Hazelnut Choco Spread’ is produced with domestically sourced cocoa and enriched with roasted hazelnuts, he additional.