Title

Enhancing the Philippine sea cucumber industry through the development of an appropriate processing technology

Date

2016

Abstract

A hygienic and profitable way of processing sea cucumber was developed which is appropriate for village-level application. The developed processing technology involved the design and fabrication of a preparation table, a boiling apparatus, a cleaning/scraping machine and a dry er. Each of the developed machine/ equipment were based from the results of the survey conducted regarding the existing processing activities in different areas of the country. The system was designed to process 100 kilos of fresh sea cucumber in a single batch. As compared to the traditional processing method, product produced is of better quality resulting to a much higher selling price for the farmers. Furthermore, the developed technology complies with the processing standards set by the Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Products Standards (BAFPS) wherein, use corals and steel brushes in cleaning were eliminated, smoke contamination was avoided and quality was maintained wherein no smoke odor, decay and scorch marks are present in the product. The increase in income of the farmers as well as the detailed cost-benefit analysis of using the developed technology is likewise shown in this paper. The developed technology is very simple to operate and the machines are very easy to fabricate even in small shops.

Book Title

Increasing sea cucumber production and value of dried sea cucumber products: project 3: Enhancing the sea cucumber industry appropriate processing technology

Contributor

Yaptenco, K.F.Pangan, R.S.

Language

English

En – AGROVOC descriptors

HOLOTHURIA SCABRA; SEA CUCUMBERS; DRYING; DRYERS; DRIED PRODUCTS; PROCESSED PRODUCTS; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; INNOVATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PHILIPPINES

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