Dessicated Coconut * - Project Profile

Introduction

Coconut has been the staple food of people in many parts of Asia and Pacific Islands. The dehydrated shredded flesh of coconut known as desiccated coconut is often used as a substitute to grated coconut in food preparations such as curries, cakes, sweets and chutneys. Confectionery and bakery units are the main consumers of desiccated coconut. Desiccated Coconut Powder is obtained by drying ground or shredded coconut kernel after the removal of brown testa. It finds extensive use in confectioneries, puddings and many other food preparations as a substitute to raw grated coconut. In India the product is manufactured by small-scale units scattered in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. A study conducted by the Coconut Development Board has revealed that a growing consumer demand for desiccated coconut powder could be developed in the country by resorting to organised market promotion activities for the popularisation of the product in consumer packs for household uses. The survey has also shown that desiccated coconut powder in consumer packs is acceptable not only in non-coconut producing states but also in Kerala. From the survey it was revealed that a sizeable section of the middle class and upper class families residing in cities and towns in Kerala would prefer desiccated coconut powder, if readily available, to raw nuts.

Composition of the Product

Processing

The fresh matured coconuts are dehusked and deshelled manually using hand tools. The deshelled coconut kernels in the form of round balls are pared using scrapers to remove the testa. The pared kernel balls are then cut open to drain off the water and then washed thoroughly in fresh water to remove the invert sugars from the inner surface of the kernel. The kernel is then ground into a fine mass using hammer or pin mills. The ground mass is blanched with live steam for about 20 minutes to bring down the microbiological counts. The blanched mass is then dried in hot air drier at a temperature of 80-90^oC for about 10 hours so as to bring down the moisture content to below 3 per cent. The hot air drier is provided with a drying chamber consisting of a series of trays, which hold the feed. Hot air is blown into this chamber from an external source through blowers. The dried mass is tested for moisture, free fatty acid and microbiological counts. The product is packed in polythene pouches.

Product Specification

Project Cost (One Tonne/Day capacity)

Equipment / Machinery Details

•  De-husking, de-shelling and paring tools

•  Washing tank with spray arrangement

•  Hot dip blanching tank

•  Disintegrator provided with screens and aluminum trays

•  Hot air tray drier with blower

•  Sieving machine

•  Storage bins

•  Heat sealing machine

Yield

Salient Features

Sources of availability of Machinery

• Gardeners Corporation, 6 Doctors Lane, Near Gole Market, Post Box 299, New Delhi - 110 001

• Vivega Engineers, 143-C, Nava India Road, Coimbatore - 641 007.

• Padmanabh Corporation, No. 69, Lake view Road, Kamakoti Lane, West Mambalam, Madras - 600 033.

• Premier Engg. Products, 3rd floor, C.R.C. Building, M.G. Road, Cochin - 682 011. (Dryer)

• Heat Flow Engineers, Plot 305, Netaji Nagar, Perungadi, Madras - 600 096. (Dryer)

• Bedi & Bedi Pvt. Ltd., 11/13, 1st Main Road, Jawaharlal Extension, Bombay - 560 046. (Dryer)

• Kilburn Engineering Ltd., Subhash Nagar, Bandra, Bombay - 400 078 (Dryer)

• Package India, W-115A, 111 Avenue, Anna Nagar, Madras - 600 040. (Packaging machine)

Coconut Products / Machinery Directory

Manufacturing units

1	M/s.Amrutha Coconut Products, Madavana, Kodungallur-680 666 Ph:0480-3090470 E-mail: info@rosecoconut.com , Managing Partner: Abdul Rahiman, Mobile:9447118441, 9447080567
2	M/s.Sakthi Coco Products, Unit No.9/2, Sakthi Industrial Estate, Udumalpet Road, Pollachi-642 003., Contact Person: C.M.Kamaraj, Managing Director, Ph:04259-237540,236056,235053, FAX:236890, E-Mail: sakthicoir@sakthi-coir.com, Web. www.sakthi-coir.com
3	M/s. Mahavir Coconut Industries,  Porwal House, M.G. Road,  Tumkur –572 101, Karnataka
4	M/s. Sree Agro Products Pvt. Ltd.,R.S.No.52/1,NH-5, Near Toll Gate, Peravali Village, Madal, Tanuku, W.G.Dist, Andhra Pradesh – 534 328
5	M/s. Vittal Agro Industries, D.No. KM-VIII-577, Govt. Hospital Circle, Hosdurg, Kanhangad(Ph: 0467-2204548/2204348 FAX: 2205593  (Santhosh Kamath : 9447799248) E-mail: kamath.santhosh@gmail.com
6	M/s. Sri Ganesh Kalpatharu Industries, “Ganeshpuri”, N.H. 17, Koteshwar-576 222, Kundapura Taluk, Udupi Dist. Karnataka., Ph: 08254-261127, Fax: 261192, Mob: 09448361127

 

* Courtesy: Technology available from the Coconut Development Board, Kochi-682016 on payment
Note: The cash estimates and returns are variable.

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