Cashew Apple Syrup Manufacturing Unit
This project profile outlines the establishment of a cashew apple syrup manufacturing unit with a production capacity of 280 kg per day. The process involves collecting mature cashew apples, extracting the juice, fermenting, and distilling to create value-added syrup products.
Project cost & finance
Cost of Project
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Plant & Machinery | 15 |
| Other Misc. Assets | 1.5 |
| Working Capital | 4.82 |
| Total | 21.32 |
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Means of Finance
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Own Contribution | 2.13 |
| Term Loan | 14.85 |
| Working Capital Loan | 4.34 |
| Total | 21.32 |
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Raw materials & machinery
Machinery & equipment3
- Fruit Mill Crushing MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Machine for crushing fruit into small pieces
- Fruit Syrup Distiller MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Distiller and vacuum concentration evaporation machine
- Automatic Bottling and Packaging MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Machine for final bottling and packaging
Raw materials4
- Cashew AppleBuy on Amazon ↗
Mature and ripened cashew apples
- SolventBuy on Amazon ↗
Solvent used in syrup preparation
- AdditiveBuy on Amazon ↗
Additives and preservatives
- SugarBuy on Amazon ↗
Sugar for syrup formulation
Manufacturing process
- Cashew apples collection, hygienic cleaning, removal, and cutting into small pieces
- Juice extraction through size reduction methods like crushing, chopping, and comminuting
- Fermentation of juice with the help of yeast and preservatives such as sulphur dioxide, potassium sorbate, sorbic acid, and metabisulphites
- Distillation process involving conversion of liquid into vapour and condensing back to the desired product
- Bottling and packaging at the end of the production line
Market
Cashew apple syrup serves as an instant energy supplier, thirst quencher, and is used in treating stomach ulcers, gastritis, and normalizing sleep patterns. Demand is driven by health benefits and value-added fruit processing.
From the project report
