Industry Overview
Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), the principal yellow bioactive compound of turmeric, is obtained from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa, a perennial herb belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Turmeric has been cultivated and used for centuries in India and throughout tropical and subtropical Asia as a spice, food-coloring agent, aromatic ingredient, and traditional medicinal material. Its characteristic yellow-orange color is attributed to curcuminoids, with curcumin generally representing a significant portion of these compounds.
The historical use of turmeric extends to traditional Indian medicine, where it has been employed in preparations associated with inflammation, wounds, skin conditions, digestive complaints, and other ailments. Modern research has focused extensively on curcumin because of its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antimutagenic, and potential anticarcinogenic activities. Studies have investigated its effects on oxidative stress, cellular signaling, tumor-cell proliferation, lipid metabolism, and other biological processes.
Curcumin is an orange-yellow crystalline powder with the molecular formula C21H20O6 and is practically insoluble in water. Industrial production involves processing turmeric rhizomes through operations such as drying, grinding, extraction, filtration, concentration, refinement, and purity testing. The report also covers turmeric oil, herbal extracts, extraction technologies, plant and machinery requirements, market considerations, suppliers, and project economics. The proposed project has a stated plant capacity of 500 Kg./Day.
Cost Estimation
| Cost Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Plant Capacity | 500 Kg./Day |
| Land & Building (8000 sq.mt.) | Rs. 5.26 Cr |
| Plant & Machinery | Rs. 16 Cr |
| Working Capital for 1 Month | Rs. 9.18 Cr |
| Total Capital Investment | Rs. 36.15 Cr |
| Rate of Return | 45% |
| Break Even Point | 42% |
Content Index
- INTRODUCTION
- WHAT IS TURMERIC?
- WHAT IS CURCUMIN?
- PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
- WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF TURMERIC AND CURCUMIN?
- ARE THERE ANY SIDE EFFECTS OR INTERACTIONS?
- WHY HASN’T THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY PATENTED TURMERIC AND CURCUMIN?
- USES AND APPLICATION
- IS MOSTLY USED IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS:-
- OPPORTUNITY AND RISE OF TURMERIC AND CURCUMIN
- BIOLOGICAL SOURCE AND ACTIVITIES OF CURCUMIN
- THE BIOLOGICAL SOURCE OF CURCUMIN
- BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF CURCUMIN
- ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTY
- ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES
- EFFECT OFCURCUMIN ON LYMPHOCYTES
- EFFECT OFCURCUMIN ON PLATELET AGGREGATION
- PROPERTIES OF CURCUMIN
- PRODUCT DETAILS:
- PRODUCT SPECIFIC LITERATURE REFERENCE:
- GENERAL INFORMATION:
- CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CURCUMIN
- COMPOSITION OF THE FOOD ADDITIVE
- PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
- CURCUMIN - THE YELLOW EXTRACT FROM TURMERIC
- FIGURE: CURCUMA LONGA (TURMERIC PLANT) WITH ITS RHIZOME OR ROOT
- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF TURMERIC
- FIG : STRUCTURE OF NATURAL CURCUMINOIDS.
- BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY OF TURMERIC AND ITS COMPOUNDS
- PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION OF TURMERIC AND IT’S EXTRACT
- FRAGRANCE AND FLAVOUR
- RAW MATERIALS SCENARIO (INDIA AND GLOBAL)
- INTERNATIONAL SCENARIO
- OVERVIEW OF CURCUMIN MARKET
- MARKET POSITION OF CURCUMIN
- CURCUMIN MARKET CAN BE SEGMENTED ON THE BASIS OF:
- THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS
- GLOBAL MARKET POSITION AND DEMAND OF CURCUMIN
- OVERVIEW OF HERBAL MEDICINE IN INDIA
- LIST OF MEDICINAL PLANTS WHOSE MARKET POTENTIAL IS VERY HIGH
- MARKET POSITION OF HERBAL EXTRACTS
- COMPANIES FEATURED
- SEGMENTATION
- KEY PLAYERS
- PRESENT MANUFACTURERS OF CURCUMIN
- BUYERS ADDRESSES OF CURCUMIN
- MARKET ANALYSIS OF CURCUMIN
- GLOBAL CURCUMIN MARKET GROWTH
- PROCESS OUTLINE FOR CURCUMIN EXTRACTION
- MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF CURCUMIN
- RAW MATERIAL REQUIRED:
- BASIC PLANT AND MACHINERY REQUIRED
- SALIENT FEATURE OF THE PROCESS
- MANUFACTURING PROCESS DIAGRAM
- BLOCK DIAGRAM FOR CURCUMIN EXTRACTION
- TECHNICAL DETAILS FOR CURCUMIN EXTRACTION
- METHODS
- GRINDING OF DRIED TURMERIC AND SEPARATION
- SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF TURMERIC USING ETHANOL AND WATER
- SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF TURMERIC (250 ? SIZE) USING ETHANOL AND WATER
- MOISTURE ANALYSIS OF DRIED TURMERIC POWDER
- OPTIMIZATION OF SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF TURMERIC AT DIFFERENT TIME INTERVALS
- OPTIMIZATION OF SOLVENT EXTRACTION METHOD OF TURMERIC
- SOLVENT EXTRACTION USING MIXTURE OF SOLVENT OF ETHANOL AND WATER
- SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF TURMERIC USING PET ETHER
- QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF CURCUMIN AGAINST E.COLI
- RESULT AND DISCUSSION
- SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF TURMERIC (250 ? SIZE) USING ETHANOL AND WATER
- OPTIMIZATION OF SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF TURMERIC AT DIFFERENT TIME INTERVALS SOLVENT EXTRACTION USING MIXTURE OF SOLVENT OF ETHANOL AND WATER
- SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF TURMERIC USING PET ETHER
- EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING OF CURCUMIN
- TURMERIC HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE THE COMPOSITION AS SHOWN IN TABLE BELOW
- TYPICAL COMPOSITION OF TURMERIC
- FIGURE: THE THREE STRUCTURES OF CURCUMIN AND OTHER CURCUMINOIDS
- FIGURE TURMERIC RHIZOME AND CURCUMIN THAT WAS EXTRACTED
- REFINEMENT OF CURCUMIN:
- FILTRATION:
- OLEORESIN TO CURCUMIN:
- FIGURE – OLEORESIN TO CURCUMIN REFINEMENT PROCESS SET-UP
- PURITY TESTING TECHNIQUES:
- ANALYSIS OF TURMERIC OIL
- MATERIALS AND METHODS
- PLANT RAW MATERIAL
- FIGURE: FRESH TURMERIC RHIZOMES
- DESCRIPTION OF EXPERIMENTAL SETUP AND METHOD
- FIGURE: PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM FOR PRODUCTION OF TURMERIC OIL
- CALCULATION OF OIL YIELD AND MOISTURE CONTENT
- MOISTURE CONTENT
- TURMERIC OIL YIELD
- TABLE: VARIATION OF % OIL YIELD WITH TIME
- SWOT ANALYSIS OF CURCUMIN
- STRENGTH
- OPPORTUNITIES
- WEAKNESSES
- THREAT
- HERBAL EXTRACT, CLASSIFICATION AND POST HAVESTING PROCESSING
- CLASSIFICATION OF EXTRACTS IN TERMS OF THEIR PHYSICAL STATE
- POST-HARVEST PROCESSING
- STORAGE
- GRINDING
- TYPES OF EXTRACT (HERBAL)
- 1. LIQUID EXTRACTS (AKA TINCTURES)
- 2. DRIED POWDERED EXTRACTS
- 3. ESSENTIAL OILS
- 4. LIPOSOMAL BLENDS
- DETAILS OF HERBAL EXTRACT
- MANUFACTURING OF DRY EXTRACT
- MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF HERBAL EXTRACT
- THE FILTRATE (EXTRACT) IS TRANSFERRED TO STORAGE VESSELS.
- PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM OF HERBAL EXTRACT
- SEQUENCES IN HERBAL EXTRACT
- SORTING & MILLING
- EXTRACTION
- CONCENTRATION OF EXTRACT
- DRYING
- PULVERIZATION OF DRY EXTRACT
- STORAGE OF EXTRACT
- BENEFITS AND NUTRACEUTICAL VALUE OF SAFED MUSLI
- NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF SAFED MUSLI:
- NUTRITIONAL COMPONENTS VALUE (%)
- BENEFITS OF SAFED MUSLI:
- MALE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH:
- FOR WEIGHT:
- FOR DIABETES:
- FOR ARTHRITIS:
- FOR LACTATION:
- FOR IMMUNITY:
- FOR DIARRHOEA:
- FOR STRESS:
- FOR CANCER:
- DETAILS OF HERBAL EXTRACTS
- COMPOSITION OF HERBAL EXTRACT
- EXTRACTION TECHNIQUE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
- MACERATION
- PERCOLATION
- HOT CONTINUOUS EXTRACTION (SOXHLET)
- AQUEOUS ALCOHOLIC EXTRACTION BY FERMENTATION
- COUNTER-CURRENT EXTRACTION
- THIS EXTRACTION PROCESS HAS SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES:
- SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION
- THE EXTRACTION PROCEDURE POSSESSES DISTINCT ADVANTAGES:
- HEALTH BENEFITS OF TERMINALIA ARJUNA EXTRACT
- DOSAGE
- THE HEALING BENEFITS
- HEART HEALTHY
- CONTROLS BLOOD PRESSURE
- FIGHTS INFLAMMATION
- REGULATES BLOOD SUGAR
- HEALS WOUNDS
- EXTRACTION OF CHLOROPHYTUM BORIVILLIANUM EXTRACT
- EXTRACTION AND FRACTIONATION
- EXTRACTION OF TERMINALIA ARJUNA EXTRACT POWDER
- PREPARATION OF THE EXTRACTS
- EXTRACTION OF NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI EXTRACT POWDER
- EXTRACTION OF BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT
- SOXHLET AND MODIFIED SOXHLET EXTRACTIONS
- EXTRACTION USING ETHANOL
- EXTRACTION OF GYMNEMA SLYESTRE EXTRACT
- METHODS:
- PROCESSING OF PLANT MATERIALS:
- EXTRACTION:
- PREPARATION OF ETHANOLIC EXTRACT FROM LEAVES OF GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE:
- CHEMICAL TESTS TO CONFIRM THE PRESENCE OF GYMNEMIC ACID:
- PHENOLIC TEST:
- STEROID TEST:
- GLYCOSIDE TEST:
- SAMPLE PREPARATION BEFORE HYDROLYSIS:
- AFTER HYDROLYSIS:
- STANDARD GYMNEMAGENIN:
- SOLVENT SYSTEM:
- SOLVENT FRONT:
- EXTRACTION OF BACOPE MONNIERI EXTRACT
- PLANT LAYOUT
- BUYERS LIST OF CURCUMIN AND TURMERIC OIL
- SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIAL (INDIAN)
- SUPPLIERS OF N-HAXANE
- SUPPLIERS OF LABORATORY CHEMICALS
- SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIAL (GLOBAL)
- SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINRY (IMPORTED)
- SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERY
- SUPPLIERS OF CRUSHER
- SUPPLIERS OF EVAPORATORS
- SUPPLIERS OF FILTER PRESS
- SUPPLIERS OF BOILERS
- SUPPLIERS OF LAB TESTING EQUIPMENT
- SUPPLIERS OF STORAGE TANK
- SUPPLIERS OF MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENTS
- SUPPLIERS OF EXTRACTOR
- SUPPLIERS OF STEAM DISTILATION PLANT
- SUPPLIERS OF PUMPS
- SUPPLIERS OF DIGITAL WEIGHING SCALE
- SUPPLIERS OF OTHER MACHINERY
Appendix
- 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)
Frequently Asked Questions
Curcumin is the principal yellow bioactive compound extracted from turmeric rhizomes. It is associated with the characteristic yellow-orange color of turmeric and belongs to a group of compounds known as curcuminoids. Curcumin is obtained from Curcuma longa, a plant in the Zingiberaceae or ginger family. The report identifies curcumin as diferuloylmethane and gives its molecular formula as C21H20O6. Industrial extraction generally involves processing dried turmeric through grinding, solvent extraction, filtration, concentration, refinement, and purity testing.
Curcumin is used and studied in food, nutraceutical, herbal, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and research applications. Turmeric and curcumin have a long history as food ingredients and coloring materials, while modern research has examined curcumin for antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and other biological activities. The report also discusses potential applications associated with joint health, digestive support, and research into oxidative stress and cellular processes. Actual commercial applications depend on product specifications, regulatory requirements, purity, formulation, and intended use.
Curcumin extraction generally begins with dried turmeric preparation followed by grinding, solvent extraction, filtration, concentration, and refinement. The report describes extraction using ethanol and water, as well as other solvent-based approaches, together with optimization studies and purity testing. After extraction, the resulting material can undergo filtration and further processing to separate and refine curcuminoids. Industrial process selection depends on raw-material quality, desired product specifications, solvent recovery, equipment design, safety requirements, environmental controls, and the targeted purity of the final product.
The principal raw material for curcumin production is turmeric obtained from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa. The rhizomes are typically cleaned, dried, and reduced to a suitable particle size before extraction. Raw-material quality can strongly influence extraction performance and final product quality because factors such as moisture, curcuminoid content, cleanliness, storage conditions, and particle size affect processing. A commercial plant also requires suitable solvents, process utilities, filtration and separation materials, and other inputs according to the selected extraction and purification process.
A curcumin extraction plant requires equipment for size reduction, extraction, filtration, concentration, storage, material handling, and quality testing. The report specifically identifies equipment categories including crushers, extractors, evaporators, filter presses, boilers, pumps, storage tanks, material-handling equipment, steam distillation plants, digital weighing scales, and laboratory testing equipment. The final equipment configuration depends on the process route, production scale, solvent system, automation level, product specifications, solvent recovery requirements, and applicable safety and environmental standards.
Curcumin extraction performance is influenced by raw-material quality, particle size, solvent selection, solvent composition, extraction time, temperature, and downstream separation conditions. The report includes studies concerning grinding, moisture analysis, different extraction times, ethanol-water mixtures, and alternative solvent systems. Controlling these variables can affect extraction efficiency, selectivity, solvent consumption, and the quality of the recovered extract. In commercial operation, process optimization must also consider solvent recovery, equipment capacity, worker safety, energy consumption, waste management, and the required purity of the finished curcumin.
The project report states a plant capacity of 500 Kg./Day and a Total Capital Investment of Rs. 36.15 Cr. The stated financial information also includes Land & Building (8000 sq.mt.) at Rs. 5.26 Cr, Plant & Machinery at Rs. 16 Cr, Working Capital for 1 Month at Rs. 9.18 Cr, a Rate of Return of 45%, and a Break Even Point of 42%. These figures are reproduced from the supplied project report and should be evaluated against the report's underlying assumptions, process design, quotations, operating costs, and market conditions before being used for investment decisions.
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