starting a processed ginger unit.

[ankushhere]

Hi...I want to start a small scale ginger processing unit producing ginger oil and related products in assam where there is a good availability of raw ginger.I want to know how good is the demand and supply of ginger oil in indian and international market .I would also want to know the cost of machinery and total investment required for such and the kind of financial assistance provided by various agencies started for such purposes specially in noertheastern india.It would be helpful if i can know the norms of different government bodies in starting such an unit.Kindly also let me know how best i can use the byproducts of this processing.
Thanks and Regards
ANKUSH

 

[Ashwini]

Hi

Ginger essential oil is extracted from the plant Zingiberaceae officinale of the Zingiberaceae family and is also known as Common or Jamaica Ginger. Ginger oil can vary in color from pale yellow to a darker amber color and the viscosity also ranges from medium to watery. It is a strong smelling oil - spicy, sharp, warm and with a hint of lemon and pepper, which smells of actual ginger.

It has been used as a medicine since very early times and is recorded in both Sanskrit and Chinese texts and is also mentioned in the literature of the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Arabians.

Asian medicine uses dried ginger for stomach problems such as stomach-ache, diarrhea, and nausea. The Chinese also use it to boost the heart and to help with mucus and phlegm.
The oil is extracted by means of steam distillation from the unpeeled or dried, ground-up root (rhizome) of the plant, and can yield about 2 - 4 % oil.

Ginger oil is used in the treatment of fractures, rheumatism, arthritis, bruising, carbuncles, nausea, hangovers, travel and sea sickness, colds and flu, catarrh, congestion, coughs, sinusitis, sores on the skin, sore throat, diarrhea, colic, cramps, chills and fever.

There is a demand for oil. For financial assistance, please write a project report and submit it to the nearest nationalised bank for loan approval.


REgards
Ashwini

 

[pkishore]

Information on Process for Dehydrating Ginger

Dear Ashwani ,

Kindly help me with more information on the process to dehydrate Ginger . Every aspect , process , machinery and cost .

regards
Padmaja kishore
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