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Pomegranate
Pomegranate
Pomegranate is found to have desirable acid sugar blend and rich in minerals
like Zn, Fe, Cu and Mn.
Cabinet drying at 55°C for 7 hours of the arils are best for getting quality
anardana and its powder of 0.190 mm size particle, retains maximum quality
parameters and desirable colour value of L, a and b index up to six months
when stored in 200 gauge LDPE bags. Wild genotype and Mridula cultivar of
pomegranate were found to give quality rind powder with maximum yield
recovery.
Rind Powder
Pomegranate jelly
Pomegranate jelly prepared from combination of juice sugar 1:1 with citric acid
as preservative has better quality, colour, flavour and acceptance.
Granadine
Average capacity
Anardana powder 50-60 kg/hour
Jelly grenadine 50-60 kg/hour
Anardana Hazmahazam 50-75 kg/hour
Total no. of working days in a year 90
Working hours per day 8
Monthly repair and maintenance charges 1% of cost of machines
Depreciation on machines and equipments 10%
Depreciation on furniture and tools 20 % p. a
Space required 12-15 m²
Fixed Capital
Cost of processing machines including taxes Rs. 4,50,000
Weighing and measuring equipment Rs. 50,000
Furniture Rs. 20,000
Cost of electrification Rs. 20,000
Total Rs. 5,40,000
Working capital
Staff and working cost (per month)
Skilled labour (two) @ Rs. 3000 Rs. 6000
Unskilled labour (two) @ Rs. 2,500 Rs. 5,000
Utilities
Cost of electricity (3000 kwh/month @ Rs. 5/kwh Rs. 1,50,000
Fuel-1, PG 2 cylinder/day x 25 Rs. 15,000
Other expenses
Rent Rs. 2,000
Telephone Rs. 500
Repair maintenance Rs. 5400
Packaging material Rs. 40,000
Transport Rs. 16,08,900
Working capital for three months Rs. 48,26,700
• Dr. R. T. Patil,
Director,
Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology,
PO: PAU Campus, Ludhiana-141 004 (Punjab),
E-mail: ramabhau@yahoo.com
Website: www.ciphet.in
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