§1What this business is

Garlic cloves are separated by hand and dried at 55–60°C. Ginger is soaked, washed, peeled in a barrel drum and dried in a thermostatic dryer; for candy it is boiled in sugar syrup day after day until it reaches 60° Brix, rolled in ground sugar, dried and packed.

Capacity: 750 quintals a year (ginger candy and dehydrated ginger), cost of production ₹12.10 L at full capacity.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A small food processor or self-help group near ginger or garlic farms.

Who it is not for

Someone expecting large income from this small unit.

Advantages

  • Small investment and rented shed
  • Uses widely grown crops
  • Ginger candy is a popular sweet and digestive
  • Dehydrated garlic has food-industry demand

Drawbacks

  • Candy-making takes many days of syrup boiling
  • Small total sales (₹15 L at full capacity)
  • Moisture and fungus risk in storage
  • The profile says a proper market survey is needed first

Skills you need

  • Drying and syrup boiling
  • Food hygiene
  • Packaging and labelling
  • Local selling to shops

Why difficulty 2/5: Simple methods and a small investment.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Grocery and sweet shops
  • Food processors using dehydrated garlic and ginger
  • Ayurvedic and medicinal product makers

How it sells

  • Local retailers
  • Wholesalers
  • Direct supply to food units

Good to know

  • The profile notes garlic is used as a condiment and in medicinal preparations, and advises a proper market survey for each segment.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
MS dryer with thermostatic control and steam heating1—
Skin peeling barrel drum with accessories1—
Baby boiler1—
SS steam-jacketed kettle1—
SS utensils, scales, aluminium trays, plastic tubs, lab equipment1 lot—
All equipment together1 lot₹5,00,000

From: KVIC Project Profile — Ginger and Garlic Processing (PMEGP)

  • Fresh ginger and garlic₹5.00 L a year at full capacity (with sugar and citric acid)
  • Sugar and citric acidfor ginger candy
  • Labels and packing material₹25,000 a year

From: KVIC Project Profile — Ginger and Garlic Processing (PMEGP)

In our raw material database

Ginger (fresh and dry) →Garlic →

§5Licences & registration

  1. FSSAI registration/licence
  2. Udyam registration
  3. GST registration
  4. Boiler registration if needed

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP (KVIC profile) and PMFME fit; MUDRA for small loans.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: KVIC profile: work shed 150 sq m on rent (₹24,000) + equipment ₹5.00 L (dryer, peeling drum, baby boiler, steam-jacketed kettle, utensils, scales, trays, lab equipment) = capital ₹5.24 L; working capital ₹4.30 L; total ₹9.54 L.

Working capital: Working capital ₹4.30 L; raw material ₹5.00 L a year.

Year not printed on the KVIC profile — check current machinery prices.

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§8Export potential

Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export

2006.00Vegetables, fruit and other plant parts preserved by sugar (ginger candy)0712.90Dried vegetables — other (dehydrated garlic)0910.11Ginger, neither crushed nor ground

Export council / board: APEDA / Spices Board India

  • HS codes are from the WCO HS 2022 list; confirm the 8-digit ITC(HS) line with DGFT or your customs broker.
  • You need an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT before the first shipment.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Raw material price swings
  • Spoilage
  • Low sales volume
  • FSSAI non-compliance

§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan

A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.

  1. Days 1–30: Visit a working ginger and garlic processing (candy and dehydration) unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
  2. Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (FSSAI registration/licence, Udyam registration), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
  3. Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.

§11Who to connect with

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Sources

  1. KVIC Project Profile — Ginger and Garlic Processing (PMEGP)

Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.