Survey of food processing industry in Tamil Nadu, India

OBJECTIVES WERE TO COLLECT RELEVANT DATA ON FOOD MANUFACTURING PLANTS, FOOD PROCESSED, NUTRIENT VALUES OF RAW MATERIAL INPUTS AND PRODUCT OUTPUTS, MARKETING METHODS, DISTRIBUTION PRACTICES, COSTS, AND PRICES. A STRATIFIED SAMPLING PLAN WAS USED TO SELECT 1,000 OF THE MORE THAN 20,000 PROCESSING PLANTS FOR INCLUSION IN THE SURVEY, CONDUCTED FROM SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER, 1971. MUCH DESCRIPTIVE AND STATISTICAL INFORMATION IS PRESENTED ON THE FOLLOWING INDUSTRIES: RICE, FLOUR, AND DAL MILLS; BAKERIES; DAIRIES; SUGAR MILLS; EDIBLE OIL MILLS; CANNING AND PRESERVING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; CONFECTIONARIES; SOFT DRINKS AND AERATED WATER INDUSTRY; SAGO INDUSTRY; SALT INDUSTRY; TEA CURING INDUSTRY; CASHEW INDUSTRY; AND INDUSTRIES CONCERNED WITH OTHER FOOD PRODUCTS. AN ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH THE AMOUNT OF NUTRIENTS LOST THROUGH PROCESSING WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL, OWING TO LACK OF AVAILABLE DATA ON THE NUTRIENT VALUES OF CERTAIN RAW FOOD MATERIALS.