CUNSUMER PACKS:- 100g & 1Kg
COMMERCIAL PACKS:- 5 Kgs,10 Kgs &25 Kgs.
This is very much familiar product for India but not popular …
It is widely consumed in western countries also in India but in a conventional shape…
The market potential is very huge in India.
Demand is more than the supply at present.
Only very few companies in India are manufacturing such a product.
So it’s the right time to hit the market.
Indian Government also encourages & supports food processing units
Product has been proved highly useful in Indian Homes, Restaurants, Star Hotels, Snacks manufacturers, Fast Food chains , commercial food products such as sauce, textile,paper manufactures, industrial etc.........
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Shelf life
Years - if packed in originally sealed bags at dry place -shelf life can extend according to storage
Application
Potato powder / flakes have wide application in the processed and snack food industries, it can be used in any recipe which requires mashed potatoes. Potato powder is used as a thickener or base for preparation of ready to eat vegetable gravies and soups. it is also used as an ingredient for potato chips, textured potato products, snack pellets etc.
Potato powder is useful because of its adhesive properties. The major uses are listed below in descending order of share of usage.
Food processing and catering - here it is used as a thickening and coating agent For example, potato powder finds a lot· of use in instant noodles, because its thickening properties impart texture to the noodles, and its water absorption properties increase the final mass of the noodles.
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