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Assistant Professor Dr. Surapong the main consumables that has several that are popular supplementary foods that
pointed out that In-trend product is the applications for food products in Thai food have several health promoting benefits for
Watermelon beverage. “The Watermelon and International food. the consumer.
has high level of Lycopene making the
Watermelon beverage a trendy product for With newer food processing technologies It is well acknowledged that government
health-conscious consumers.” (Freeze Dry / Dehydrate) we are able initiatives have a role to improve
to process the food ingredients and the technological capabilities of the
Another trend is towards dry fruits and preserve the foods while maintaining manufacturers and the agricultural sector.
preserved fruits for consumers who require the nutritional value of the ingredients. There also is needed a guarantee of foods
the food and beverage products to have SME and manufacturers can also further quality and safety standards.
slightly prolonged shelf-life. One instance process and preserve the Thai aromatic
is for preserved coconut which is one of herbal foods such as Ginger and Turmeric

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