tamarind
Tamarind Crop for the future Spices & Condiments Report
Shalini Shashi 11FET1001 T.Y.Btech Foods
History
Tamarind is a native of tropical Africa and southern Asia. Various geographical areas have been proposed for the origin of tamarind: India or the Far East or Africa but the consensus is that it is Africa. Seeds are reported from the early historic site of Ter in Maharashtra. Cultivation of tamarind in Egypt by 400 BC has been documented and was mentioned in the Indian Brahmasamhita scriptures between 1200-200 BC.
Tamarind pulp was used in medicine by Arab physicians. The Arabs brought tamarind across Persian gulf. Tamarind also features in some Ayurvedic literature, including Vagbhata 's Astangahrdaya, dating to 600 AD. About 370-287 BC Theophrastus wrote on plants and two descriptions refer to tamarind By 1000 AD the Arabs dominated this trade Marco Polo recorded that Arab traders made tamarind an important commercial item in Medieval Europe. Tamarind has been used against scurvy since remote times, and known for its effectiveness against mouth & throat infections. It was used by sailors to prevent scurvy.
The most famous tamarind tree in India stands over the tomb of legendary singer Tansen. 4 centuries later, India’s finest classical singers still travel to tansens tomb. They pluck leaves from this tamarind tree to make throat gargles, in the hope that their voice will become as pure as Tansens.
Vernacular names
Africa
jammi, daharg
Hindi
ambli, imli
Ethiopia
arabeb, omar
Sanskrit
amalika
Kenya
roka
Bengali
tetul
Sudan
danufi
Marathi
Chinch, amli
Zambia
musika
Malaysia
Asam jawa
China
khaam
Malayalam
Puli
Worldwide Production
At present tamarind is cultivated in 54 countries of the world; 18 in its native range and 36 other countries where it has become naturalised. The major areas of production are:
Cameroon, Central African Republic,
Shalini Shashi 11FET1001 T.Y.Btech Foods
History
Tamarind is a native of tropical Africa and southern Asia. Various geographical areas have been proposed for the origin of tamarind: India or the Far East or Africa but the consensus is that it is Africa. Seeds are reported from the early historic site of Ter in Maharashtra. Cultivation of tamarind in Egypt by 400 BC has been documented and was mentioned in the Indian Brahmasamhita scriptures between 1200-200 BC.
Tamarind pulp was used in medicine by Arab physicians. The Arabs brought tamarind across Persian gulf. Tamarind also features in some Ayurvedic literature, including Vagbhata 's Astangahrdaya, dating to 600 AD. About 370-287 BC Theophrastus wrote on plants and two descriptions refer to tamarind By 1000 AD the Arabs dominated this trade Marco Polo recorded that Arab traders made tamarind an important commercial item in Medieval Europe. Tamarind has been used against scurvy since remote times, and known for its effectiveness against mouth & throat infections. It was used by sailors to prevent scurvy.
The most famous tamarind tree in India stands over the tomb of legendary singer Tansen. 4 centuries later, India’s finest classical singers still travel to tansens tomb. They pluck leaves from this tamarind tree to make throat gargles, in the hope that their voice will become as pure as Tansens.
Vernacular names
Africa
jammi, daharg
Hindi
ambli, imli
Ethiopia
arabeb, omar
Sanskrit
amalika
Kenya
roka
Bengali
tetul
Sudan
danufi
Marathi
Chinch, amli
Zambia
musika
Malaysia
Asam jawa
China
khaam
Malayalam
Puli
Worldwide Production
At present tamarind is cultivated in 54 countries of the world; 18 in its native range and 36 other countries where it has become naturalised. The major areas of production are:
Cameroon, Central African Republic,
References: Processed products of Tamarind- Natural Radiance, Vol6 (4) Tamarind xyloglucan: a polysaccharide with versatile application potential- Anuradha Mishra* and Annu Vij Malhotra, Journal of material chemistry Chemistry of spices- Edited by Villupanoor A. Parthasarathy , Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut, Kerala, India Underutilised Tropical fruits in Asia Network, Food and Agricultural Organisation Production of tamarind powder by drum dryer using maltodextrin and Arabic gum as adjuncts- Weerachet Jittanit*, Maythawee Chantara-In, Tithiya Deying and Wantanee Ratanavong