Ginger is a commonly grown culinary item. The envisaged project is to set up a plant to plant & to preserve ginger by bleach-drying. The ginger is bleached, left to dry and dehydrated for preservation. Preserved ginger has a big market over an extended period. Used in instant masalas, dried ginger is a sort of a ready mix for all food preparations. In the pharmaceutical industry, ginger is used for extracting oleoresins.
Fruit Juice Canning is a method of preserving fruit juice sealed in an airtight container which prevents microorganisms from entering and proliferating inside. The products may include: Canned fruit cocktail consisting of a mixture of fruits, such as; mangoes, tangerine lemons, apples, and passion fruits. There is an increasing demand for canned Fruits as they can be sold in both local and foreign markets.
Fruits like grapes, oranges, papaya, mangoes, etc. are largely grown in Uganda. However, they are harvested seasonally resulting in some seasons of relative scarcity. In order to maintain the availability of fruits and vegetables throughout the year, the activity of dehydration is undertaken. The process of dehydration also helps constitute fruits and vegetables in a hygienic condition. The Cost is US$25,007 with capacity of 31,200kgs and revenue estimates of US$560 per year.
This business idea is for production and marketing of fruit toffee. Toffee is made out of fruit pulps and has ingredients like skimmed milk powder, glucose and sugars in different flavors. Fruit toffees have good demand in cities, urban and semi-urban areas and institutions. As the product is based on real fruit, the essential taste of the original fruit is preserved. They are a delicacy to children. Being relatively free of artificial flavors, they are also a healthierproduct. The business idea is premised on production of 208,000 fruit toffees per month which translates into 2,496.000 fruit
Citrus peel candies are processed fruit products that are consumed as packed beverages and have a very high demand due to their fantastic flavor taste. The Business Idea target is to establish a citrus peel candy plant that can produce an estimated output of 234,000 liters of peel candy when an investment fixed capital of 19,031US$and operating costs totaling to 195,310US$, generating an estimated revenue of 800US$ in the first year of operation.
Fruits are an important source of energy for human beings but their availability is seasonal and they perishable, therefore the need for preservation which results into value addition. Squash consists of sweetened juice of fruits containing some pulp. They contain at least 25 % (by volume) of fruit juice and are consumed after dilution. Flavors are also added to make them tastier. The establishment of the project is aimed at producing a capacity of 826,800litres of squash per year with an estimated fixed capital of 15, 794US$, and operating costs of 396,676US$ generating revenue of 760US$ in t
