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Tamarind Powder
Introduction
Tamarind (Tamarindus Indica L) is an important adjunct/ condiment
used daily as sour ingredient in the Indian cookery. The sourness
in the tamarind pulp is attributable to tartaric acid (8-18%),
maleic and citric acids (about 2%). Pods are harvested once
in a year when the crop ripens in winter. They are decuticled
deseeded and the resultant pulp is extracted in water for
use in a variety of food items like Sambar, Rasam, Puliogere,
Chutneys, Sauces etc. The seeds are used commercially for
the manufacture of sizing powders. India produces about 0.25
Million tonnes of tamarind pulp per annum, bulk of it coming
from the States of Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
and Orissa and to a limited extent from Bihar, Maharashtra
and Karnataka.. Most of the production is consumed in the
country and very little quantity is exported in native or
dried condition.
A process for manufacture of tamarind juice concentrate was
developed by Central Food Technological Research Institute,
Mysore, India. This product has become very popular in the
metropolitan cities, towns as well as in many urban areas.
This product is being exported in significant quantities mainly
to gulf countries. However, transportation and material handling
of the concentrate is a problem to the exporters and leaveslow
margin to them. A process has been developed by the Institute
for the production of dehydrated 'Tamarind Powder' with a
free flowing nature. The product would be compact and convenient
to use and handling and as a result the cost of transportation
and material handling, packing, etc. Would be very low.
Process
Tamarind pulp is manually cleaned, de-seeded and fibre is
removed. The pulp is processed under standardised condition
of temperature, humidity, and millsettings in order to obtain
an acceptable and hygienic product in powder form. The product
is packed in HDPE pouches of desired size and weight.
Plant Parameters
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Capacity, TPA
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150
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No.of Shifts / day
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1
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Working days / Yr.
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300
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Land Area, m2
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1000
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Covered Area, m2
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350
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Manpower
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Managerial
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2
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Skilled
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4
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Unskilled
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10
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Raw Material (Tonne per Tonne of Product)
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Tamarind pulp
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1.5
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Diluents
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0.40
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Utilities
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Power, KwH
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900
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Water, KL
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10
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Plant & Machinery
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Planetary mixer
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Dryers
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Granulator
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Grinder
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Packaging unit
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Roaster
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Advantages of Indian technologies:
- Low capital investment
- High employment potential
- Maximum use of local raw materials and manpower resources
- Adaptable levels of sophistication
For further information please contact
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National Research Development Corporation
( A Government of India Enterprise )
20-22, Zamroodhpur Community Center
Kailash Colony Extension
New Delhi 110 048, India
Ph: +91-11-26419904, 26417821, 26480767, 26432627
Fax: 011-26231877, 26460506, 26478010
Website: www.nrdcindia.com
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