Amaranthus Processing Unit
The Amaranthus Processing Unit involves cleaning, destoning, magnetic separation, gravity separation, grading, and packaging of harvested amaranth seeds (Rajgira/Ramdana). The processed grains are used for various health foods, snacks, and dietary products.
- 10 jobs
- 15 KW power
- ₹24.03L project cost
Project cost & finance
Cost of Project
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Plant & Machinery | 15.5 |
| Furniture & Fixtures | 0.25 |
| Other Misc. Assets | 0.5 |
| Working Capital | 7.78 |
| Total | 24.03 |
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Means of Finance
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Own Contribution | 2.4 |
| Term Loan | 14.63 |
| Working Capital Loan | 7 |
| Total | 24.03 |
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Raw materials & machinery
- Raw Material Harvested amaranths seedBuy on Amazon ↗
Raw agricultural amaranth grain from farms
- Raw Material Packaging materialBuy on Amazon ↗
Bags and packaging supplies for finished amaranth seeds
- Machinery Seed Cleaning MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Machine for pre-cleaning raw amaranth seeds
- Machinery Seed Destoner MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Machine to remove stones and mud impurities
- Machinery Magnetic SeparatorBuy on Amazon ↗
Removes ferrous metal impurities using electromagnets
- Machinery Gravity SeparatorBuy on Amazon ↗
Separates products of identical size based on specific weight
- Machinery Packaging MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Automated weighing and packaging equipment
Manufacturing process
- Harvesting the amaranth crop as soon as panicle color changes from green to golden brown.
- Drying the panicles on a clean polythene sheet and threshing them using a thresher machine.
- Drying the threshed grains to achieve the correct moisture content of 11-13%.
- Delivering the grain to the milling plant via covered trucks.
- Cleaning the seeds to remove extraneous materials like stones and mud.
- Passing seeds through a magnetic separator to remove ferrous metal particles.
- Using gravity separators to sort kernels and grains based on weight.
- Grading the seeds for uniform size and quality.
- Weighing and packing the finished amaranth seeds into appropriate packages.
Market
Amaranth (Rajgira/Ramdana) is increasingly popular due to its high nutritional value, gluten-free pseudocereal nature, and rich antioxidant properties. Products can be marketed as health food, popped snacks, flour, or used in dietary supplements and cosmetics.