Garlic Powder and Flakes
This project involves the establishment of a unit to manufacture dehydrated garlic flakes and garlic powder. The process uses fresh garlic bulbs to produce high-quality ingredients for food processing, restaurants, and domestic use through washing, peeling, sulphitation, and tunnel dehydration.
Project cost & finance
Cost of Project
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Building & Civil Work | 3 |
| Plant & Machinery | 13.84 |
| Furniture & Fixtures | 0.54 |
| Other Misc. Assets | 0.6 |
| Working Capital | 7.02 |
| Total | 24.99 |
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Means of Finance
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Own Contribution | 2.5 |
| Term Loan | 16.18 |
| Working Capital Loan | 6.32 |
| Total | 25 |
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Raw materials & machinery
Machinery & equipment6
- Rotary Vegetable Washing MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
- Blanching TankBuy on Amazon ↗
- Lye Peeling EquipmentBuy on Amazon ↗
- Tunnel DryerBuy on Amazon ↗
- PulveriserBuy on Amazon ↗
- Automatic Weighing and Sealing MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Raw materials3
- Garlic BulbsBuy on Amazon ↗
- Potassium MetabisulphiteBuy on Amazon ↗
- Packaging materials (Pouches, Cartons)Buy on Amazon ↗
Manufacturing process
- Washing of fresh garlic bulbs to remove soil and contaminants.
- Peeling of outer layers using mechanical or manual methods.
- Sulphitation process by dipping slices in potassium metabisulphite solution.
- Dehydration in a tunnel dryer to reduce moisture content.
- Pulverising the dried flakes into powder.
- Nitrogen gas flushed packaging in sealed pouches.
- Low temperature storage.
From the project report
