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Food Processing Industry

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Preamble

Food processing is a highly fragmented industry and it widely comprises of sub-segments like fruits and vegetables, milk and milk products, beer and alcoholic beverages, meat and poultry, marine products, grain processing, packaged or convenience food, and packaged drinks. Most entrepreneurs in this industry are small in terms of their production and operations and are largely concentrated in the unorganised segment. Though the organised sector seems comparatively small, it is growing at a much faster rate.

Business Opportunity

The food processing industry is a highly fragmented one and widely comprises of the following sub-segments: fruits and vegetables, milk and milk products, beer and alcoholic beverages, meat and poultry, marine products, grain processing, packaged or convenience food, and packaged drinks. ASI estimates indicate that the sector consumed around 4.50 Mtoe of primary energy in 2007–08. The mapping of various processes in the food processing industry indicated that some can be suitably replaced by solar interventions.

Solar Thermal Interface Processes for Food Processes.

Industrial sector Subsector Coal(kilo tonne) Electricity (GWh) Petroleum products (kilo tonne)
Food processing Meat, fish, fruits, vegetables and oil 961 2,278 111.68
Grain mill products 63 2,535 72.28
Beverages 619 2,163 250.85
Other food products 196 873 98.89
Process Energy/Fuel being used Application media Temperature required °C Recommended solar technology
Washing and cleaning Electricity and Boiler fuels like furnace oil, rice husk, etc. Hot water 40-60 FPC
Chilling/cold storage Electricity and diesel - < 5 Solar evacuated tube systems, driving absorption chillers
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