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Dragon fruit gummies, turmeric chews, and more: Two food processing workshops coming up at UOG

Dragon fruit gummies, turmeric chews, and more: Two food processing workshops coming up at UOG

Dragon fruit gummies, turmeric chews, and more: Two food processing workshops coming up at UOG


9/3/2024
Turmeric candies sit in a jar on a plate next to ginger and calamansi
Candies made from locally grown turmeric, ginger, and calamansi. An upcoming food processing workshop on Sept. 14 with University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach will teach participants how to make these and other value-added food products using turmeric.
An array of red and yellow dragonfruit gummy bears sit on a plain surface
Gummy bears made from locally grown dragon fruit. An upcoming food processing workshop on Sept. 28 with University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach will teach participants how to make these and other value-added food products from dragon fruit.
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Fancy a dragon fruit gummy candy or a homemade ginger chew? Community members are invited to learn how to make these and other value-added food products at two upcoming workshops with the food science team at University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach.

Dragon fruit and turmeric grow well in Guam’s climate and are readily available at grocery stores and produce stands. They also grow so abundantly that growers sometimes find themselves with an excess, said UOG extension food scientist Dr. Jian Yang. So he and his team have explored some recipes and procedures for turning them into shelf-stable food products and products that are fun to make and share.

A turmeric and ginger processing workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the UOG Agriculture & Life Sciences Building. For a $5 registration fee, participants will learn about the health benefits of turmeric and ginger and how to process them into turmeric powder and turmeric-ginger candy and soft chews.

Two weekends later, on Saturday, Sept. 28, the team will hold a dragon fruit processing workshop, also from 9 a.m. to noon at the UOG Agriculture & Life Sciences Building. For a $5 workshop fee, participants will learn about the health benefits of dragon fruit, post-harvest handling of the fruit, and how to make dragon fruit gummies, jam, and juice.

Capacity for both classes is limited to the first 20 registrants. The workshop fee covers materials and light refreshments. Those interested may register online at:

Turmeric Workshop

Dragonfruit Workshop

For more information, contact Jane Mendiola or Clarissa S.N. Barcinas at (671) 735-2054/21 or email csnbarcinas@triton.uog.edu.

Stay informed of public workshops hosted by UOG Cooperative Extension & Outreach by subscribing to the email list at www.uog.edu/extension/#Subscribe.