Detailed Project Report (DPR) on annatto seed colour extraction & processing

Annatto is a spice and a natural color that is derived from the achiote shrub. Annatto is popularly used as a food color and dye, but at the same time, it is also is a good flavor enhancer. It has a beautiful red color which is helpful in bringing red and orange colors to number of recipes. It comes from the achiote seeds which is a heart shaped, red fruit with spines.  Annatto extract is derived from the achiote seeds that come out when the ripe achiote fruit bursts into two. Annatto is also laden with multiple medicinal properties and is therefore used majorly in cooking and other culinary practices. Annatto Color. Annatto is a natural food colorant that has been used since the ancient times. The color represented fire, sun and blood in early American Indian civilizations. The color was used for food, dying clothes, and coloring the body during ceremonies. Annatto is yellow, natural food colorant obtained from the seeds of the Bixa Orella tree. The pigments that produce this yellow to orange color range are the carotenoids,  bixin  and norbixin.  The concentration of the color is expressed as a percentage of these compounds and the content varies with the extraction method. pH, emulsifiers and overall solubility  affect the  hue.  Oil soluble Annatto has a brighter hue. The use of annatto color is not restricted to any one kind of use. From lipsticks to beauty creams, from cheese to ice creams and from textiles back to beauty products. The uses of annatto color can be found is almost every walk of life. Annatto extract can be found in many forms. It may be  a powder,  paste,  oil or as a chunk. Apart from this  the  annatto seeds  can  also be used in food for  culinary  enhancements  and flavoring.  The  procedure to make any of them is a  little  time taking as well as tedious. If  annatto seeds are being used as it is, it is not  really tough.  The seeds have a coating of an oily paste  that  contains bixin. Bixin is a yellow orange carotenoid. It is extracted using aqueous  alkaline solution and vegetable oil  solvent.  Vegetable oil  solvent  gives oil soluble bixin,  Alkaline  solution  gives water soluble norbixin and Propyline Glycol yields a combination. For powder form, annatto seeds need to be dried and  crushed to extract the powder. Deriving the paste form needs addition of a water, vinegar and other herbs too at times. Annatto oil is available in flavored as well as  unflavored form.  It  is basically reddish orange colored  oil  which  needs putting  a little bit of edible oil in annatto seeds. It is used for  cooking  in  a number of cuisines, but  primarily  in  South America, annatto oil is quite popular.      Annatto  (Bixa oreliana) is native of central  and  tropical south America. The tree has been widely introduced throughout the tropics  as  an ornamental or for its dye stuff  and  has  become naturalised in many countries, including jamaica. The bush on small tree grows to  around 2-3 m in height  and the branches, bear capsules covered with soft   spines or  hairs. Although it requires tropical or sub-tropical conditions to thrive,  it is lasy to cultivate and the trees reach maturity  in 4-5 years and continue to bear up to 20 years.

ANNATTO SEED COLOUR EXTRACTION (EIRI-1038)      

Cost Estimation

Plant Capacity                                          20 Tons/Day
Land & Building (Area 20000 Sq.Mt.)  Rs. 10.37 Cr.
Plant & Machinery                                   Rs. 4.64 Cr.        
W.C. for 3 Months                                    Rs. 71.11 Cr.          
Total Capital Investment                        Rs. 86.35 Cr.             
Rate of Return                                          48%  
Break Even Point                                     25%

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MARKET  SURVEY CUM  DETAILED  TECHNO ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY  REPORT covers

• INTRODUCTION
• ANNATTO DESCRIPTION AND CULTIVATION
• USES & APPLICATIONS
• B.I.S. SPECIFICATION
• MARKET SURVEY
• GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
• Estimated per capita intakes of bixin and  norbixin
• in the united States, based on production
• EXPORTERS/MANUFACTURERS OF ANNATO EXTRACT
• ANNATTO COLOUR FOR FOOD - POTENTIALITIES AND PROSPECTS
• ADDRESSES OF SOME DEALERS IN MEDICINAL PLANTS/ PLANTING MATERIAL
• PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE OF ANNATTO SEED POWDER
• MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF ANNATTO EXTRACT
• (PIGMAT POWDER NORBIXIN)
• Method of removing pigment from annatto seed
• Acid soluble annatto colorant in a powdered form
• Stabilized annatto-caramel food colorant
• Method of Preparation
• Bixin colorant compositions
• Light-stable screening cosmetic composition containing bixin
• for protecting the human epidermis against ultra-violet radiation
• Suntanning oil formulation containing annatto
• PROCESS FLOW SHEET FOR THE ANNATTO EXTRACT
• (PIGMENT  POWDER) NORBIXIN
• PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE OF OIL FROM ANNATTO SEED
• MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF ANNATTO SEED PASTE
• PROCESS FLOW SHEET FOR ANNATTO SEED PASTE    
• PRINCIPLES OF PLANT LAYOUT
• PLANT LOCATION FACTORS
• EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN THE PROJECT REPORT
• MANUFACTURERS/SUPPLIERS OF CAUSTIC SODA
• Caustic Soda Flakes
• FLIUDISED BED DRYER
• PULVERIZER
• Pulverizers
• DISTILLATION COLUMN
• Distillation Columns
• FILTER PRESS
• CRYSTALLIZER
• Crystallizers
• DISINTEGRATOR
• Disintegrator Manufacturers & Exporters
• VIBRATORY SCREEN
• Vibrating Screens
• SOLVENT EXTRA CTRON PLANT
• Solvent Extraction Plant

APPENDIX

 1.  COST OF PLANT ECONOMICS
 2.  LAND & BUILDING
 3.  PLANT AND MACHINERY
 4.  FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT
 5.  RAW MATERIAL
 6.  SALARY AND WAGES
 7.  UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS
 8.  TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL
 9.  COST OF PRODUCTION
10.  PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS
11.  BREAK EVEN POINT
12.  RESOURCES OF FINANCE
13.  INTEREST CHART
14.  DEPRECIATION CHART
15.  CASH FLOW STATEMENT
16.  PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET