STARCH PRODUCTION FROM SWEET POTATOES
[EIRI/EDPR/3390] J.C.: 1474
INTRODUCTION
Sweetpotato crop is grown for its sweet root tubers and mainly used as food after steaming, or boiling frying or baking. Sweet potato is cultivated as starchy food crop in the tropical and subtropicalfrost free climatic regions. Due its high calorie content, sweet potato is being used as livestock feed. Sweet potato is popularly known as “Sakharkanda” in India. Sweet potato is an important source of starch, glucose, industrial alcohol and sugar syrup. Sweet potato is native to tropical America and belongs to the family of “Convolvulaceae” and genus of “Ipomoea”.
COST ESTIMATION
Plant Capacity 20 MT/Day
Land & Building (5 Acres) Rs. 7.10 Cr
Plant & Machinery Rs. 4.00 Cr
Working Capital for 2 Months Rs. 1.59 Cr
Total Capital Investment Rs. 12.98 Cr
Rate of Return 28%
Break Even Point 53%
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
HEALTH BENEFITS OF SWEET POTATO
ORIGIN AND DISTRIBUTION OF SWEET POTATOES
VARIETIES OF SWEET POTATO
USES AND APPLICATION
CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPOSITIONS OF SWEET POTATO
SELECTION OF SWEET POTATO VARIETY FOR HIGH STARCH EXTRACTION
OVERVIEW OF STARCH INDUSTRY IN INDIA
SUPPLY
DEMAND
MARKET SURVEY
INDIAN PRODUCTION OF SWEET POTATO
GLOBAL MARKET POSITION OF STARCH
MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS OF STARCH FROM SWEET POTATOES
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF STARCH FROM SWEET POTATOES
EXTRACTION
REFINING
CLEANING IN PLACE (CIP)
DRYING & SIFTING
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM
PURIFICATION AND CRYSTALLIZATION OF SWEET POTATO SUGAR
DETAILS OF SWEET POTATO STARCH PRODUCTION
PLANT LAYOUT
SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIALS
SWEET POTATOES
PACKAGING MATERIALS (HDPE WOVEN LAMINATED BAGS)
SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERY
ROTARY WASHER
SETTLING TANKS
MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENTS
ETP PLANTS
BOILERS
LABORATORY EQUIPMENTS
SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERY (GLOBAL)
APPENDIX – A:
01. PLANT ECONOMICS
02. LAND & BUILDING
03. PLANT AND MACHINERY
04. OTHER FIXED ASSESTS
05. FIXED CAPITAL
06. RAW MATERIAL
07. SALARY AND WAGES
08. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS
09. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL
10. TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT
11. COST OF PRODUCTION
12. TURN OVER/ANNUM
13. BREAK EVEN POINT
14. RESOURCES FOR FINANCE
15. INSTALMENT PAYABLE IN 5 YEARS
16. DEPRECIATION CHART FOR 5 YEARS
17. PROFIT ANALYSIS FOR 5 YEARS
18. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET FOR (5 YEARS)