Tamarind Powder
Introduction
Tamarind (Tamarindus Indica L) is an important adjunct/ condiment used daily as sour ingredient in the Indian cookery. The sourness in the tamarind pulp is attributable to tartaric acid (8-18%), maleic and citric acids (about 2%). Pods are harvested once in a year when the crop ripens in winter. They are decuticled deseeded and the resultant pulp is extracted in water for use in a variety of food items like Sambar, Rasam, Puliogere, Chutneys, Sauces etc. The seeds are used commercially for the manufacture of sizing powders. India produces about 0.25 Million tonnes of tamarind pulp per annum, bulk of it coming from the States of Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Orissa and to a limited extent from Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka.. Most of the production is consumed in the country and very little quantity is exported in native or dried condition.
A process for manufacture of tamarind juice concentrate was developed by Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India. This product has become very popular in the metropolitan cities, towns as well as in many urban areas. This product is being exported in significant quantities mainly to gulf countries. However, transportation and material handling of the concentrate is a problem to the exporters and leaveslow margin to them. A process has been developed by the Institute for the production of dehydrated 'Tamarind Powder' with a free flowing nature. The product would be compact and convenient to use and handling and as a result the cost of transportation and material handling, packing, etc. Would be very low.
Process
Tamarind pulp is manually cleaned, de-seeded and fibre is removed. The pulp is processed under standardised condition of temperature, humidity, and millsettings in order to obtain an acceptable and hygienic product in powder form. The product is packed in HDPE pouches of desired size and weight.
Plant Parameters
| Capacity, TPA | 150 |
| No.of Shifts / day | 1 |
| Working days / Yr. | 300 |
| Land Area, m2 | 1000 |
| Covered Area, m2 | 350 |
Manpower
| Managerial | 2 |
| Skilled | 4 |
| Unskilled | 10 |
Raw Material (Tonne per Tonne of Product)
| Tamarind pulp | 1.5 |
| Diluents | 0.40 |
| Utilities | |
| Power, KwH | 900 |
| Water, KL | 10 |
Plant & Machinery
| Planetary mixer | Dryers |
| Granulator | Grinder |
| Packaging unit | Roaster |
Advantages of Indian technologies:
- Low capital investment
- High employment potential
- Maximum use of local raw materials and manpower resources
- Adaptable levels of sophistication
For further information please contact :
National Research Development Corporation
( A Government of India Enterprise )
20-22, Zamroodhpur Community Center
Kailash Colony Extension
New Delhi 110 048. India
Ph: +91-11-26419904, 26417821, 26480767, 26432627
Fax: 011-26231877, 26460506, 26478010
Website: www.nrdcindia.com
