• Battula Sujatha
• Mandapati Venkatesh Prasad

Sericulture has become a leading cottage industry, requiring minimal investment, offering a short gestation period, generating high employment opportunities, and providing highly lucrative returns. Sericulture is the practice of rearing silkworms and extracting silk from their cocoons. During this process, a significant amount of waste by-products is generated. Mulberry foliage is utilized as a nutritious feed for domesticated animals. In China, mulberry leaves have been used for centuries in traditional medicine to treat a range of ailments, including hypertension, hyperglycemia, inflammation, fever, cough, and even certain types of cancer. Mulberry wood is highly suitable for house construction and is widely used in manufacturing agricultural implements, furniture, and sports goods. Mulberries are packed with nutrients, though many people are unaware of their health benefits. Mulberry fruites are high in water content, low in calories, and rich in essential nutrients, particularly iron and vitamin C along with good amounts of potassium, vitamin E, and vitamin K. Due to their high sugar content, mulberries can be extensively utilized in the fruit and vegetable industry for producing marmalades, fondant jams, jellies, cakes, breads, parathas, fruit teas, fruit drink pulp, fruit wine, fruit sauces, fruit powders, and even chocolates. Among all mulberry by-products, the effective utilization of mulberry fruits holds greater medicinal value and offers immense potential for generating additional income and employment within the silk-based cottage industry. However, sericulturists have yet to fully utilize these by-products. Therefore, based on existing literature on mulberries, it would be worthwhile to study the value addition potential for sericulturists and to promote the involvement of the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and beverage industries through the utilization of mulberry fruit as a by-product in the sericulture industry or enterprise.

Sericulture, By- products, Mulberry fruits, Nutritional value, Income Generation.

"Value-Added Opportunities in Sericulture through Mulberry Fruit Utilization", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no.h772-h772, December-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412793.pdf

"Value-Added Opportunities in Sericulture through Mulberry Fruit Utilization", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no. pph772-h772, December-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2412793.pdf