Manufacture of POTATO Flour / POTATO Powder

About Project

Setting up of a unit for manufacture of potato powder

About Product and its use:

Potato powder is increasingly being used in a variety of food

preparations like snack foods (Mc Donald, Pringle, Haldiram namkeens
etc.), soups, curries and other dishes as a thickening agent. Its use at
present is mainly in hotels, restaurants, but acceptance in household is
growing due to its inclusion in items like ready to cook soups, dals,
curries, etc.
Market Potential:

The potato powder is supplied in bulk to the manufacturers of the

various snack food items and restaurants/ hotels. The major demand is
in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Nagpur, etc. The demand is much
more than the supply at present and is likely to grow with the
increasing popularity of the snack foods and other items where potato
powder is used as input. There is good potential for its export also.

Production process and technology:

Marketing , Packaging , Potato Powder, Drum drying, Pulping ,

Cooking , Washing, Procurement of potato

The plant and machinery can be used for producing other products like
fruit powder, tomato powder, etc.

Key risk factors:

Availability of adequate quantity of suitable chip varieties, which are

used for powder making (like Kufri Jyoti, Kufri Chipsona) is the major
factor which could affect the project.

Availability of alternatives to potato powder for thickening like tapioca,

corn starch etc., could affect the market of potato powder adversely.
However at present there is no problem.
Quality control and Statutory Requirements

The unit need to obtain a licence under FPO 1955 from the Ministry of
Food Processing Industry

Clearance from State Pollution Control Board

Capacity of processing raw material (potato):

a) Indigenous technology - 32 MT/ day of potato for 90 days per

annum.

b) Imported technology - 96 MT/ day of potato for 90 days

Capacity utilisation is assumed on 90 days basis as the storage facilities

for these varieties are not commonly available. However, capacity
utilisation can be increased if the existing cold storages are modified
suitably with an additional investment of about Rs 2000/ MT.

Potato powder recovery: 17% of the raw material.

Cost of raw material (potato): Rs 2500 per MT,

Sale price of powder: Rs. 55000/ MT.

Manpower requirement:

a) Indigenous technology: Skilled and trained - 2 Nos; Unskilled - 3 Nos

b) Imported technology: Technical - 2 Nos; Skilled - 2 Nos; Semi-skilled -

3 Nos.

Power requirement:

a) Indigenous technology: 40 HP

b) Imported technology: 60 HP
Water requirement:

a) Indigenous technology: 1,50,000 litres per day.

b) Imported technology: 5,00,000 litres per day.

Contact for more details-csr.samajkalyan@gmail.com