Chicken Nuggets Processing Unit
This project profile covers the establishment of a chicken nuggets processing unit for producing ready-to-eat frozen chicken nuggets. The manufacturing process involves deboning, trimming, blending, forming, battering, breading, frying, cooling, and freezing for packaging and distribution.
Project cost & finance
Cost of Project
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Plant & Machinery | 17 |
| Other Misc. Assets | 1 |
| Working Capital | 6.67 |
| Total | 24.67 |
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Means of Finance
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Own Contribution | 2.47 |
| Term Loan | 16.2 |
| Working Capital Loan | 6 |
| Total | 24.67 |
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Raw materials & machinery
Machinery & equipment7
- Meat Deboning MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Equipment used for deboning poultry carcass
- Meat mincing machineBuy on Amazon ↗
Used for grinding chicken meat
- Automatic Chicken Nugget Forming MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Machine for filling, forming and output of nugget shapes
- Chicken Nugget Battering and Breading MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Used for battering and breading nuggets
- Deep-Frying MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Industrial fryer for partial cooking
- Blast FreezerBuy on Amazon ↗
Used for quick cooling and freezing
- Packaging MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
For sealing and packaging pouches
Raw materials6
- Chicken meat breastsBuy on Amazon ↗
Main meat ingredient used for chicken nuggets
- FlourBuy on Amazon ↗
Used in batter and coating
- CornstarchBuy on Amazon ↗
Binding and coating ingredient
- Sea saltBuy on Amazon ↗
Seasoning ingredient
- Edible oilBuy on Amazon ↗
Used for deep frying
- Food preservativesBuy on Amazon ↗
To maintain shelf life
Manufacturing process
- Deboning: Separate and set aside chicken breast meat from whole chickens.
- Trimming: Trim excess fat from the chicken breasts.
- Blending: Mix ground chicken meat with seasonings and chicken skin.
- Shaping: Portion and shape the blended meat into desired nugget shapes.
- Battering and Breading: Coat the shaped pieces in light batter and tempura.
- Frying: Fry the pieces in oil until the batter sets and reaches the desired color.
- Cooling: Cool the fried nuggets in a freezer.
- Freezing, Packaging and Shipping: Pack nuggets into low-density polyethylene bags, seal, and store in frozen conditions.
Market
Chicken nuggets are extremely popular ready-to-eat snacks in households and fast-food restaurants, with wide demand across all age groups and strong potential in the frozen foods market.
From the project report
