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Ber (Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk) belongs to the Rhamnaceae family and is also called as jujube. It grows in arid and semi-arid regions of India and there are 125 varieties of ber in India. The cultivars Umran, Kathapal and Gola are the most promising varieties of ber in North India. Although known for its rich taste and high nutritional value, ber is an under utilised fruit and is available only for a short period of time. Value addition is a great way to increase the shelf life of the product along with adding economic value to it. It is an effective to use the surplus and meet the demands during scarcity. In the following review different processing aspects of ber are discussed and ways in which we can utilise this under-appreciated fruit to its full potential. Products like jam, candy, preserve, powder, murabba, beverages, wine, pickle etc. can be prepared from ber. Apart from this ber is also used in traditional medicinal systems in India and other countries. | 2019 8 1 1603-1615 EXCELLENT PUBLISHERS International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 01 2019 Journal homepage http Review Article https Value Added Products from Ber Nidhi Dalal1 Neeraj2 and Vinita Bisht3 1CCSHAU Hisar Haryana India Jharkhand Rai University Ranchi India 3Banda University of Agriculture Technology Banda India Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords Ber Value added products Medicinal value Article Info Accepted 12 December 2018 Available Online 10 January 2019 Ber Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk belongs to the Rhamnaceae family and is also called as jujube. It grows in arid and semi-arid regions of India and there are 125 varieties of ber in India. The cultivars Umran Kathapal and Gola are the most promising varieties of ber in North India. Although known for its rich taste and high nutritional value ber is an under utilised fruit and is available only for a short period of time. Value addition is a great way to increase the shelf life of the product along with adding economic value to it. It is an effective to use the surplus and meet the demands during scarcity. In the following review different processing aspects of ber are discussed and ways in which we can utilise this under-appreciated fruit to its full potential. Products like jam candy preserve powder murabba beverages wine pickle etc. can be prepared from ber. Apart from this ber is also used in traditional medicinal systems in India and other countries. Introduction India is one of the few countries in the world where climatic variations allow production of different types of fruits and vegetables. The Indian arid zone covers around 12 of country s geographical area occupying million ha of land. It covers parts of Andhra Pradesh Gujarat Haryana Karnataka Maharashtra Punjab and Rajasthan states of India. With the increasing biotic pressure most of the arid .