Value for the business
- ✓ Increase the value of secondary-grade fruit
- ✓ Enter wellness snack and premium gift markets
- ✓ Use drying equipment accessible to most food SMEs
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Chiang Mai University · Premium processed food · TRL 8
Low-sugar soft-dried longan for the wellness snack market
Upgrade secondary-grade longan into a premium snack with less added sugar and retained natural aroma.
Readiness evidence
- ✓ Formula tested with 120 consumers
- ✓ Six-month shelf life in standard packaging
- ✓ Validated at 100 kg production batches
Included in the pilot package
- 1Adapt formulation to actual feedstock
- 2Run three production trials
- 3Accelerated shelf-life test
- 4Create QC sheet and per-pack cost
What the business needs to provide
- → Longan source and raw-material specification
- → Hot-air dryer or contract manufacturer
- → First sales channel and target price
Gaps and risks
- ! Natural sweetness varies by season
- ! Nutrition label must substantiate the low-sugar claim
Commercial information
- Target product
- Retail-ready soft longan snack in 25–40 g packs
- Rights and transfer model
- Process transfer with on-site training
- IP status
- Trade secret and process formulation
- Estimated pilot budget
- ฿240,000–360,000
- Target market window
- Market-ready in 4–6 months
Funding alignment
NIAHigh-value Thai food and fruit for export
Market-ready prototype with a sub-one-year sales path
Strong alignmentสวก. (ARDA)Integrated processing and market linkage
Links lower-grade produce to a clearly defined end market
Strong alignmentA preliminary fit indicator, not a guarantee of eligibility or funding approval.
12-month launch checklist
- 1Confirm longan supplier
- 2Run three pilot batches
- 3Validate shelf life and nutrition label
- 4Select packaging
- 5Test two sales channels