Union Agriculture and Farmers’
Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan presented the award during the 96th Foundation
Day celebrations of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(ICAR) in New Delhi.
The technology titled ‘Process for instant soluble turmeric
enriched spice flavoured milk powder’ was one of the top five
technologies under Horticulture Sciences Division of the ICAR.
The technology had already been
commercialised with Malabar Regional Co-operative Milk
Producers’ Union Limited. Two products –Golden Milk and Golden
Milk Mix had been produced and marketed.
The technology is being developed by K. Anees, Rajeev P., E.
Radha, and C. K. Thankamani, all of whom are IISR scientists.
The awarded technology is unique in its ability to produce an instant,
fully soluble spice mix powder for preparing turmeric-flavored milk.
Turmeric’s water insolubility was previously a challenge, but with the
technology developed by IISR, it no longer poses a challenge to the
dairy industry.
The technology was commercialized by the Malabar Regional Co-operative Milk
Producers Union Ltd Kozhikode in 2020. Currently, MILMA produces
and markets two products: Golden Milk and Golden Milk Mix.