2. Uses:
As table purpose
Enhance palatability of food due to its taste and flavour
Its add Zing to taste(enhancement)
They add fast flavour salads and
sauces,sandwiches,soups,main dishes and more.
Pickles are fat free and low in calories.
3. Specification:
Pickles in Citrus juice or Brine conforming to the following
requirements:—
Drained Weight – Not less than 60.0 percent
Sodium Chloride content when packed in Brine – Not less than 12.0
percent
Acidity as Citric Acid when packed In Citrus Juice – Not less than 1.2
percent
Pickles in Oil
Drained Weight – Not less than 60.0 percent
Pickles in Vinegar
Drained Weight – Not less than 60.0 percent
Acidity of vinegar as acetic acid – Not less than 2.0 percent
This may contain ingredients given in Para 1 of this specification.
Fruit Products Order , Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(FSSAI), Prevention And Food Adulteration Act.
6. Demand:
Due to increasing food processing industry have a large demand.
Increased awareness about ready to eat product.
Also have a huge demand by NRIs.
In the year 2005-06 is about 298Cr.
Which is in 2006-07 pickle exported is 374Cr.
9. Scope For New Business:
A large number of brands of pickle are available in the
Market
There is good scope for pickle manufacturing in rural
villages, small towns
Consumption rate of Mango pickle(33%) and Lemon pickle
(26%) High
Company should come up with Small Quantity Packaging
10. Government Policies:
Govt. gives subsidies to self-help group.
Reduces restrictions for small scale industry.
Recently Govt. removed all restrictions for MSEs.
11. Export
Pickles almost touched the Rs 300-crore mark in 2006-07, growing by over 700
per cent in 15 years, according to a study published by the Indian Institute of
Foreign Trade.
Major Importers are
During 24 Aug-2015 to 22 Sep-2015,India exported Mango-Pickle worth USD
832,799.
USA
UAE
UK
China
Japan
Germany
12. Export
United states of America is the largest importer of Mango-pickle
accounting for export worth USD 153,291 followed by Iraq and
United Arab Emirates which imported Mango-Pickle.
Average value per shipment of Mango-Pickle export in India is USD
23,794.
Total export shipment of Mango-Pickle reported were 648 during this
period.