processing of turmeric
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PROCESSING OF TURMERIC
byTarsem Chand
Department of Processing and Food Engg.P A U Ludhiana
TURMERIC FINGERS
WASHING
BOILING (1HOUR)
POLISHING
GRADING
SIZING & GRINDING
PACKAGING
TURMERIC PROCESSING
(100 kg)
(To remove soil etc.)
(Rhizomes become soft, colour becomes uniform)
(15-20 days in sun25-30 hours at 60oC)
(Yield 20-25 kg)
(According to colour and size)
(In polythene / aluminum foil bags)
DRYING (Up to 10% M.C.)
Reduction of drying time •More even colour distribution throughout the rhizome •A more attractive (not wrinkled) product that is easier to polish •Sterilisation of the rhizomes before drying.
Machinery Required
• Washer
• Cookers for boiling
• Mechanical /Solar dryer
• Abrasive Polishers
• Hammer Mill
• Packaging machine/ manual packaging
Total Cost of machinery: Rs. 10.00 lakhsPower 30 KW
Turmeric washing and polishing machine
Mechanical Dryer
Packaging machine
Washer System for boiling of Turmeric
Polisher Polisher and grinder
Turmeric Processing plant at S Iqbal Singh Randhawa’s Farm, Village Phuglana, distt. Hoshiarpur
List of machinery manufacturersShiva EngineersPatel Avenue, Plot No.165,F.No. 1, Right Bhusari Colony, Near Kothrud Depot, Paud Road, Pune - 411 038, M.S. INDIATel No.: +91 - 20 - 25284631
M/s. International Food MachineryCorporationKrishna Opp. Deep Bhavan,Pandit Nehru Marg,Jamnagar - 361 008(Gujarat)
M/s. The Master MechanicalWorks Pvt. Ltd.75, Link Road, Ist Floor,Adjacent to Moolchand Hospital,Lajpat Nagar - III,New Delhi - 110 024. Cont.
M/s. Narangs CorporationP-25, Cannaught Place,(Below Madras Hotel),New Delhi - 110 001.
M/s. B. Sen Barry and Co.65/11, Rohtak Road,Karol Bagh,New Delhi - 110 005.
Troika Exports6th Floor, Embassy centre,Nariman PointMumbai-400021
Septu India Pvt. Ltd.39 KM milestone,Delhi-Jaipur Highway,Gurgaon-122001
Cont.
SSP Private Limited19-DLF Industrial Area, Phase-213/4 Mathura Road,Faridabad-121003
Kiran Engineering WorksG. T. RoadBatala (Punjab)
Osaw Agro Pvt. Ltd.Ambala
Bajaj Processpack Maschinen Pvt. Ltd.7/27, Site-IV, Jai Laxmi Industrial Estate,Sahibabad Indl. AreaGhaziabad-201010
Turmeric Processing Plant at Kang Mai
Farmer Produce Promotion Society (FAPRO), Village Kang Mai, P.O. Hariana, Distt.Hoshiarpur which was registered on 19.11.2001 under certificate of Registration of SocietyAct XXI of 1860. This society has a membership of 300 farmers and and bee-keepers whoelect the managing committee . The Board of Directors constitute technical experts like ChiefAgriculture Officer, Dy.Director (Horticulture) and the nominee of Punjab Agro ExportCorporation.