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Honey Jam Manufacturing

This business focuses on the production of honey-based fruit jam to add value to honey and increase its consumption. The process involves blending honey with fruit pulp under controlled heating and preservation conditions to create a nutritious food product.

Project cost & finance

Cost of Project

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Plant & Machinery1.5
Working Capital1.65
Total3.15

Means of Finance

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Raw materials & machinery

Machinery & equipment2

Raw materials7

Manufacturing process

  1. Wash fruits and boil in water for 10 minutes.
  2. Peel the fruits and extract pulp using a mixer grinder.
  3. Mix fruit pulp, sugar, and citric acid in a copper bottom steel vessel and boil for 5 minutes.
  4. Add dissolved pectin and continue boiling for 2 minutes with vigorous stirring.
  5. Stop heating, add potassium metabisulphite preservative, and close the container tightly.
  6. Cool contents to 65C, add honey, and mix well.
  7. Fill hot mixture into 500 ml glass bottles and seal with lug caps.