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Makhana: Dry Food and a Potential Aquatic Cash Crop

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In traditional makhana markets, four quality types of pop are distinguished: lava, murha, turi, and mix. The differences in quality are almost exclusively linked with the size of the pop. Makhana transactions in these traditional markets are done in gunny bags. These gunny bags are standardized in size, and the weight of such a gunny bag is indicative of the quality of makhana. If makhana is processed well, makhana pops are larger and weigh less, and a low-weight bag is thus an indication of good quality.

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Kumar, A., Yadav, P.K., Nath, P. (2020). Makhana: Dry Food and a Potential Aquatic Cash Crop. In: Mishra, P., Mishra, R.R., Adetunji, C.O. (eds) Innovations in Food Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6121-4_7

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