Food Processing

Maize Flakes Production

This business focuses on the production of maize flakes, a popular health food used in snacks and breakfast preparations. The manufacturing process involves cleaning, soaking, roasting, flaking, and sieving maize to create high-quality food products while recovering by-products for cattle feed.

Project cost & finance

Cost of Project

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Land0
Building & Civil Work1.5
Plant & Machinery3.85
Working Capital6
Total11.35

Means of Finance

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Raw materials & machinery

Machinery & equipment6

Raw materials2

Manufacturing process

  1. Clean and grade maize nuts to remove mud and stones.
  2. Soak maize in hot water.
  3. Dry the soaked maize.
  4. Roast the maize.
  5. Pass through flaker polisher to form flakes.
  6. Sieve to remove bran and broken maize particles.
  7. Pack finished flakes into polythene bags.