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Area of Technology:Food & Millet

Title of the Innovation: FLAKED JOWAR RTE LOW FAT SWEET & SAVOURY SNACKS

Brief About Innovation

Introduction

The jowar or sorghum snack is a ready-to-eat (RTE) product with either sweet or salt-spicy in taste. It is suitable as a low-fat snack because the step of frying in oil fat has been omitted to provide a good shelf-life without sacrificing the attractive taste and texture of eating a crispy snack. The product is low in cost and can also be considered as a health food. The product can be stored for 4 months at ambient conditions with good shelf stability.

Application

The developed product is not only nutritionally excellent but also possess and attractive crisp texture with sweet & spicy taste. It can also be marketed as a health food. In addition, it is also suitable as a low-fat snack in place of traditional fried snacks which content very high level of fat. RAW MATERIAL Jowar flakes or Sorghum flakes, Sugar, Salt, Spices & Fat etc.

Process

The unit operation involved in the process is Grading  Roasting  Flavouring Coating  Drying  Packing

Plant & Machinery

Principal equipments: Grader, Drier, Toaster, Pan coater, Heat sealer and miscellaneous items.

Project Cost– (Estimate for a model project)

  • Total Project cost 18,00,000/- 
  • Means of finance - Promoters contribution 675.00 - Term loan 1125.00

Production Capacity - (estimate)

  • Suggested economic capacity: 580Kg /day
  • Working : 1 shift/day, 300 days/year
  • Capacity : 174 tones/ annum
  • Optimum utilization capacity: 70%

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