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BAKERY

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INTRODUCTION

Bakery is a traditional activity and occupies an important place in food processing industry.

Despite the advent of fully automatic and semi-automatic bread as well as biscuit making

plants, a sizeable number of people still prefer fresh bread and other products from bakery.

With growing population and preference for fresh and ready-to-eat convenient food items,

demand for bakery products is steadily increasing.

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PRODUCTS

2.1

Applications

There are many bakery products like bread and its different variants, biscuits, cakes &

pastries, cookies, puffs etc. having ready market round the year. Each product enjoys a very

wide range in terms of size or weight, flavours, end-use and so on. There is a tremendous

scope to introduce new varieties every year. However, this note deals only with bread and

biscuits. This project can be started anywhere in the country and there is no preferred

location as such. This note considers Meghalaya as the contemplated location in view of good

market prospects.

2.2

Availability of technology, Quality Standards and Compliances

CFTRI, Mysore, has successfully developed the technical know-how. BIS has specified quality

standards vide IS 1483:1979. Compliance under the PFA Act is mandatory.

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MARKET POTENTIAL

A bakery can be set up in urban as well as rural areas. Depending upon its location, a

suitable product mix can be worked out. This profile primarily considers semi-urban location

from where nearby rural centres can also be catered to. In view of this consideration, the

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suggested products are bread and biscuits. These products are very well accepted in the

market and have gained consumer acceptance.

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MANUFACTURING PROCESS

4.1

Bread

Sifting of flour

Preparation of suspension

Preparation of dough by kneading all the ingredients

Fermentation of dough

Baking

Cooling and packing

The Process Flow Chart is as under:

Flour Sifting

K

Dough Preparation

K

Fermentation

K

Baking

K

Cooling and Packing

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