INSTANT TEA

The commercial production of instant teas began in the 1940, and this form of tea has grown in popularity in the United States to the extent that it now comprises 42% of tea sales in that country, although on a worldwide basis instant tea accounts for only a very small proportion (less than 5%) of consumption.

The demand in the United States is for instant teas soluble in cold water, because it is iced tea which is the real basis for the success of instant tea in that country.

In the other countries, hot tea is the preferred beverage and it would appear that here the popularity of tea bags has been the factor responsible for the limited consumption of instant teas.

The basic steps in the preparation of instant teas are extraction of tea solids from fermented but unfired tea leaf black tea, or green tea, followed by concentration of the extract, and drying of the concentrate to a powder. Extraction may be effected by a variety of method among which counter current extraction and percolation methods have been widely used.

Concentration of the extract is effected by evaporation of the water under reduced pressure at a moderately elevated temperature and during this process various methods for trapping the escaping volatile compounds have been devised. These trapped volatiles are concentrated and retained for incorporation into the final dried product.

The concentrated extract is turbid due to the formation of cream and solubilization of this cream is a fundamental problem in the production of instant teas soluble in cold water.

INTRODUCTION
USES AND APPLICATIONS
B.I.S. SPECIFICATIONS
MARKET SURVEY
IMPORT OF INSTANT TEA
EXPORT OF INSTANT TEA
PRESENT MANUFACTURERS OF INSTANT TEA
GLOBAL MARKET POSITION
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF INSTANT TEA
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM
TECHNIQUE OF INSTANT TEA EXTRACTION
SPRAY DRYING
HUNDRED GRAM OF PRODUCT CONTAIN
PROCESSING DETAILS OF INSTANT TEA
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF INSTANT TEA PREMIX
PRINCIPLES OF PLANT LAYOUT
PLANT LOCATION FACTORS
EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN THE PROJECT REPORT
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULES
SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIAL
SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERY

APPENDIX – A :

1. COST OF PLANT ECONOMICS
2. LAND & BUILDING
3. PLANT AND MACHINERY
4. FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT
5. RAW MATERIAL
6. SALARY AND WAGES
7. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS
8. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL
9. COST OF PRODUCTION
10. PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS
11. BREAK EVEN POINT
12. RESOURCES OF FINANCE
13. INTEREST CHART
14. DEPRECIATION CHART
15. CASH FLOW STATEMENT
16. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET