Chamomile Tea Manufacturing Unit
This project profile covers the establishment of a manufacturing unit for producing chamomile tea, a popular caffeine-free herbal beverage. The facility processes harvested chamomile flowers through drying, grading, and packaging to supply the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries.
- 9 jobs
- 10 KW power
- ₹15.66L project cost
Project cost & finance
Cost of Project
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Plant & Machinery | 9.33 |
| Other Misc. Assets | 2 |
| Working Capital | 4.33 |
| Total | 15.66 |
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Means of Finance
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Own Contribution | 1.57 |
| Term Loan | 10.2 |
| Working Capital Loan | 3.9 |
| Total | 15.66 |
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Raw materials & machinery
- Raw Material Chamomile flowersBuy on Amazon ↗
Raw harvested chamomile flowers used for tea production
- Raw Material Packaging materialBuy on Amazon ↗
Materials used for packaging final tea products and pouches
- Machinery Dryer machineBuy on Amazon ↗
Machine to decrease moisture content from flower buds
- Machinery Grading MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Technical machine to grade buds according to size, shape, and color
- Machinery Packaging MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Machine to pack items together for shipping and pouches
Manufacturing process
- Harvesting chamomile flowers by picking just below the bloom head when fully open.
- Withering the flowers by spreading them out and forcing air through layers to lower humidity.
- Cleaning the flower heads to remove any that are just budding and retaining full blooms.
- Drying the flowers in a dark, warm, and dry environment or using a dehydrator.
- Packaging the dried chamomile flowers into jars or small pouches used as tea bags.
Market
Chamomile tea is a popular caffeine-free herbal beverage with medicinal uses. Products are sold to the food industry for herbal teas as well as to cosmetics and pharmaceutical firms.