Industry Overview
Native potato starch is a carbohydrate composed primarily of amylose and amylopectin and is extracted from potato tubers. Potatoes are widely consumed as food, while surplus and cull potatoes can also serve as raw materials for the manufacture of starch and other products such as dextrose and liquid glucose. Potatoes contain approximately 18–21% carbohydrates, with starch representing the major carbohydrate and approximately 65–80% of the tuber's dry weight.
Potato starch is characterized by relatively large granules, typically ranging from 5 to 100 μm, a high phosphorus content, high viscosity, good clarity, strong binding properties, neutral taste, and low tendency toward foaming or yellowing. The amylose-to-amylopectin ratio is stated as 24:76, while gelatinization occurs in the range of 56°C to 69°C.
Industrial production generally uses potato varieties selected for high starch and low protein and fibre content. The process involves washing and rasping or milling the potatoes to release starch, followed by separation of protein water and fibre, starch extraction and refining, dewatering, drying, and sifting. Sulphur dioxide may be used to inhibit oxidative enzyme activity during processing.
Potato starch has applications across food and technical industries, including noodles, bakery products, soups and sauces, processed foods, gluten-free formulations, textile finishing and sizing, paper coating and sizing, wallpaper adhesives, paper sacks, and gummed tape. Its functional properties and broad application base support its use as an important native starch product.
Cost Estimation
| Particulars | Value |
|---|---|
| Plant Capacity | 48 MT/Day |
| Land & Building (3500 sq.mt.) | Rs. 2.76 Cr |
| Plant & Machinery | Rs. 4.86 Cr |
| Working Capital for 1 Month | Rs. 13.69 Cr |
| Total Capital Investment | Rs. 21.92 Cr |
| Rate of Return | 42% |
| Break Even Point | 36% |
Content Index
- INTRODUCTION
- PROPERTIES
- ADVANTAGE OF POTATO STARCH
- USES AND APPLICATION
- POTATO STARCH IN FOOD APPLICATIONS
- PRESENT CONSUMPTION PATTERN
- CATEGORY‐WISE ESTIMATED CONSUMPTION PATTERN OF POTATO
- USES OF STARCH
- A) TEXTILE INDUSTRY:
- B) FOOD INDUSTRY:
- C) PAPER INDUSTRY:
- D) PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY:
- B.I.S. SPECIFICATION
- MARKET POSITION
- ESTIMATED FUTURE DEMAND IN 10 YEARS
- IMPORT DATA OF POTATO STARCH
- EXPORT DATA OF POTATO STARCH
- POTATO STARCH PRODUCTION IN INDIA
- POTATO & POTATO STARCH
- ROTARY WASHING MACHINE
- FLASH DRYING MACHINE
- GROWTH IN PROCESSED FOOD INDUSTRY VIS-A-VIS STARCH INDUSTRY
- STARCH INDUSTRY IN INDIA;
- PRESENT STATUS:
- CONSUMPTION:
- SYNTHESIS OF RAW MATERIAL SPECIFICITIES AND USES
- USES OF STARCH PRODUCTS
- PRESENT CONSUMPTION PATTERN
- CATEGORY‐WISE ESTIMATED CONSUMPTION PATTERN OF POTATO
- OVERALL ORGANISATION OF THE POTATO STARCH SUPPLY CHAINS
- STARCH INDUSTRY: AN OVERVIEW
- INDIAN STARCH INDUSTRY
- POLYMERIC USED OF STARCH IN: STARCH INDUSTRY IN INDIA
- STATE-WISE LIST OF STARCH INDUSTRIES IN INDIA
- MAJOR END – USERS OF STARCH AND STARCH BASED PRODUCTS
- GLOBAL STARCH MARKET
- PROMISING FUTURE
- FUTURE BEHOLDS FOR MODIFIED STARCH MARKET
- MODIFIED STARCH MARKET
- SEGMENTATION AND FORECASTING
- MANUFACTURERS/EXPORTERS/SUPPLIERS OF POTATO STARCH
- RAW MATERIALS
- SCENARIO OF POTATO IN INDIA
- STATE-WISE POTATO PRODUCTION IN THE COUNTRY
- 1. CURRENT STATUS
- 2. MARKET ARRIVALS AND WHOLESALE PRICES
- STATE-WISEMARKET ARIVALS AND AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES OF POTATO
- EXPORT
- MONTHLY EXPORT OF POTATO
- GLOBAL MARKET OF POTATO STARCH
- BREAKUP BY CATEGORY:
- BREAKUP BY APPLICATION:
- REGIONAL INSIGHTS:
- PROCESS OVERVIEW OF POTATO STARCH
- PROCESS OVERVIEW FOR PRODUCTION OF POTATO STARCH
- DE-SANDING CYCLONE
- RASPER
- PROTEIN DEWATERING
- SEQUENCES IN POTATO STARCH MANUFACTURE
- POTATO STARCH MANUFACTURING PROCESS
- RASPER
- RASPER UNIT OF POTATO STARCH MANUFACTURING PROCESS:
- PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE
- POTATO STARCH:-
- IS THIS COMPANY CAN PROVIDE MACHINE (GELGOOG)
- PROCESS FLOW SHEET FOR MANUFACTURE OF STARCH
- OCCURRENCE OF STARCH
- THE BASIS FOR STARCH QUALITY IS LAID IN THE POTATO CLAMP
- REFINING BEGINS ALREADY DURING RAW MATERIAL INTAKE
- EFFICIENT WASHING MAKES REFINING EASIER
- RASPING
- USE OF SULPHUR
- EXTRACTION
- OPERATING PRINCIPLE OF A STARCH EXTRACTOR
- CONCENTRATING THE CRUDE STARCH SLURRY
- REFINING
- HYDROCYCLONES
- COOLING
- CIP - CLEANING IN PLACE
- DRYING AND SIFTING
- COMPOSITION OF POTATO STARCH
- SIZE DISTRIBUTION
- PROPERTIES OF STARCH
- SPECIFICATIONS OF POTATO STARCH
- POTATO STARCH EXTRACTION DETAILS
- FIG. 6 - POTATO STARCH EXTRACTION PROCESS
- STARCH PROCESSING PLANT LAYOUT
- POTATO STARCH PRODUCTION METHOD
- CLEANING
- RASPING OF TUBERS
- POTATO JUICE SEPARATION
- STARCH EXTRACTION
- STARCH MILK RAFFINATION
- DEWATERING OF REFINED STARCH MILK AND STARCH DRYING
- TABLE: POTATO STARCH PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTIC.
- WASTE PRODUCTS
- EFFLUENT TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL
- EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANT SPECIFICATION AND NORMS
- STANDARDS
- TOLERANCE LIMITS FOR INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT DISCHARGE
- WASTE TREATMENT
- PRIMARY TREATMENT
- ANAEROBIC TREATMENT
- SECONDARY TREATMENT
- TERTIARY TREATMENT
- SOLIDS CONCENTRATION
- TYPICAL WASTE SOLIDS CHARACTERISTICS
- EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENT
- EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
- MANPOWER
- GENERAL
- BASIS OF ESTIMATION
- GENERAL PLANT LAYOUT
- GMP/GHP CRITERIA FOR STARCH
- 2.1 LOCATION
- 2.2 PREMISES AND ROOMS
- INTERNAL STRUCTURES & FITTINGS
- 2.3 EQUIPMENT
- 2.4 CONTAINERS FOR WASTE AND INEDIBLE SUBSTANCES
- 2.5 FACILITIES
- WATER SUPPLY
- DRAINAGE AND WASTE DISPOSAL
- PERSONNEL HYGIENE FACILITIES AND TOILETS
- TEMPERATURE CONTROL
- AIR QUALITY AND VENTILATION
- LIGHTING
- 3. CONTROL OF OPERATION
- 3.1 TIME AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL
- 3.2 CONTROL OF OTHER SPECIFIC PROCESS STEPS
- 3.3 SPECIFICATIONS
- 3.4 MICROBIOLOGICAL CROSS CONTAMINATION
- 3.5 PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION
- 3.6 INCOMING MATERIALS REQUIREMENTS
- 3.7 PACKAGING
- 3.8 WATER
- WATER, ICE AND STEAM IN CONTACT WITH FOOD
- WATER, ICE AND STEAM NOT IN CONTACT WITH FOOD
- 3.9 MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION
- 3.10 DOCUMENTATION AND RECORDS
- 3.11 PRODUCT RECALL & TRACEABILITY
- 3.12 STORAGE
- 4. MAINTENANCE AND SANITATION
- 4.2 PEST CONTROL
- 4.3 WASTE MANAGEMENT
- 5. PERSONAL HYGIENE
- 6. QUALITY CONTROL
- 7. TRANSPORTATION
- 8. PRODUCT INFORMATION AND CONSUMER AWARENESS
- 9 COMPETENCE & TRAINING
- 10. TEMPORARY / MOBILE PREMISES; VENDING MACHINES
- TURNKEY CONSULTANT FOR SETTING-UP STARCH PROCESSING UNIT128
- LIST OF SOME STARCH PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
- SUPPLIERS OF COMPLETE PLANT AND MACHINERY FOR POTATO STARCH [ GLOBAL]
- PLANT AND MACHINERY SUPPLIERS [INDIAN]
- SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIALS
- SUPPLIERS OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID
- SUPPLIERS OF SULPHURIC ACID
- SUPPLIERS OF SODA ASH
- SUPPLIERS OF CAUSTIC SODA
- SUPPLIERS OF ACTIVATED CARBON
- OTHER PLANT AND EQUIPMENTS SUPPLIERS
- SUPPLIERS OF BOILER
- SUPPLIERS OF TANKS
- SUPPLIERS OF TRAY DRIER
- SUPPLIERS OF DISINTEGRATORS
- SUPPLIERS OF PULVERISER/GRINDER
- SUPPLIERS OF INDUSTRIAL ETP PLANT MANUFACTURE/SUPPLIER
- SUPPLIERS OF MIXER
- SUPPLIERS OF REACTOR
- SUPPLIERS OF WEIGHING MACHINES
- SUPPLIERS OF LIST OF FOOD & AGRO PROCESSING CONSULTANTS
- IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
- PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION WILL TAKE A PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS.
- DETAILS OF PLANT & MACHINERY
- POTATO STARCH FACTORY
- SECTION: 1.00
- POTATO STEEPING
- SULPHUR DIOXIDE PLANT
- SECTION: 3.00
- FIBRE MILLING AND WASHING
- STARCH SEPARATION AND REFINING
- JUICE CONCENTRATION
- DEWATERING AND DRYING
- STEEPING WATER CONCENTRATION
- ANIMAL FEED DEWATERING AND DRYING
- STARCH DEWATERING AND DRYING
- 1 BUFFER TANK WITH VENTILATOR
- FOR SIFTED STARCH
- HANDLING/HOLDING & STORAGE EQUIPMENTS
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
Native potato starch is a carbohydrate extracted directly from potato tubers without chemical modification of the starch itself.
It consists primarily of amylose and amylopectin and is obtained by crushing or rasping potatoes, releasing the starch granules, washing and separating them from fibre and other potato components, and subsequently dewatering and drying the refined starch. Potato starch is known for its white colour, relatively large granule size, high viscosity, good clarity, and strong binding characteristics. These properties make it suitable for both food and technical applications.
Potato starch manufacturing requires potato varieties selected for high starch content and low protein and fibre content.
The report identifies selected potatoes, including surplus and cull potatoes unsuitable for table consumption, as suitable raw materials for starch production. Raw-material quality has a direct influence on starch recovery, purity, processing efficiency, and final product characteristics. Proper handling, storage, washing, and preparation of potatoes are therefore important parts of an industrial potato starch operation.
Potato starch is manufactured through washing, rasping, starch separation, refining, dewatering, drying, and sifting.
The potatoes are first cleaned and disintegrated to release starch granules from the cells. The resulting slurry undergoes separation to remove protein water, fibre, soluble materials, and other impurities. Starch milk is then concentrated and refined, commonly using separation equipment such as hydrocyclones. The refined starch is dewatered and dried before being sifted and handled for storage or packaging. The report also covers sulphur use, cooling, cleaning in place, and effluent treatment.
Potato starch is used in a wide range of food, pharmaceutical, paper, textile, and technical applications.
Food applications described in the report include noodles, wine gums, cocktail nuts, potato chips, hot dog sausages, bakery cream, instant soups and sauces, and gluten-free formulations. In technical applications, potato starch can be used for wallpaper adhesives, textile finishing and sizing, paper coating and sizing, paper sacks, and gummed tape. Its high viscosity, good clarity, binding strength, and neutral taste contribute to its suitability across these applications.
A potato starch processing plant uses equipment for potato preparation, starch extraction, separation, refining, drying, and product handling.
The report includes equipment such as rotary washing machines, raspers, de-sanding cyclones, starch extractors, hydrocyclones, dewatering and drying systems, flash drying machines, buffer tanks, and handling, holding and storage equipment. Additional systems cover fibre processing, juice concentration, steeping-water concentration, animal-feed processing, cleaning in place, and effluent treatment. The precise equipment configuration depends on plant capacity, process design, raw-material characteristics, and required product specifications.
Important potato starch quality characteristics include purity, moisture, granule characteristics, viscosity, colour, and functional performance.
The report highlights potato starch's clear white colour, large granule size, high viscosity, good clarity, strong binding strength, neutral taste, and low tendency toward foaming or yellowing. The composition and physical characteristics of the starch influence its behaviour during cooking and industrial processing. Quality control should also address raw-material quality, contamination prevention, storage conditions, process control, and applicable specifications.
Effluent treatment is important because potato starch processing generates wastewater and organic residues that require controlled treatment and disposal.
The report addresses effluent treatment and disposal, industrial effluent discharge standards, waste treatment, solids concentration, and waste-solids characteristics. Treatment may involve primary, anaerobic, secondary, and tertiary stages depending on the wastewater characteristics and applicable requirements. Effective wastewater and waste management helps maintain hygienic plant operations, reduce environmental impacts, and support compliance with relevant discharge and waste-disposal requirements.
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