Food Processing

Canned Jackfruit

The unit focuses on the processing and canning of ripe jackfruit bulbs in sugar syrup. The project leverages local availability of jackfruit to produce 1 lakh cans per year for domestic and export markets.

Project cost & finance

Cost of Project

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Land5.1
Building & Civil Work16
Plant & Machinery10.4
Working Capital15.93
Total47.43

Means of Finance

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Raw materials & machinery

Machinery & equipment5

Raw materials6

Manufacturing process

  1. Source fresh ripe jackfruit and manually remove the bulbs.
  2. Apply vegetable oil to hands during bulb removal to manage sticky latex.
  3. Remove seeds from the edible bulbs.
  4. Prepare sugar syrup and add citric acid as per FPO and PFA standards.
  5. Pack bulbs into tin cans and seal using the canning unit.
  6. Sterilize and label the cans for market distribution.