§1What this business is
Bulbs are taken out by hand (oil on the hands against the sticky latex). Unripe bulbs become fried chips and pickle; ripe bulbs become jam; blanched segments are dried at 55 °C to 5% moisture. The report plans 200 working days a year in the jackfruit season.
Capacity: 45 t a year: chips 20 t, pickle 10 t, jam 10 t, dehydrated jackfruit 5 t (225 kg a day, 200 days).
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
Someone in a jackfruit belt (Assam, Kerala, Karnataka, eastern UP, Bihar) with food-processing know-how.
Who it is not for
Places where jackfruit is not grown nearby — the fruit is heavy and costly to move.
Advantages
- Cheap fruit — 30–34% is wasted in the glut season, says the report
- Four products spread the risk
- Strong gross margin (about 30%)
- Products keep and travel, unlike fresh fruit
Drawbacks
- Seasonal fruit; plant idles part of the year
- Only 20–25% of the fruit is edible bulb
- Messy, labour-heavy cutting
- The report says jam needs more process work to be marketable
Skills you need
- Fruit grading and cutting
- Frying, drying and preserving
- Food safety and packing
- Selling packaged snacks
Why difficulty 3/5: Several product lines and a short season to manage.
§3Market
Who buys
- Snack and grocery retailers
- Households
- Distributors in non-growing regions
How it sells
- Packed products through distributors
- Local shops and fairs
Good to know
- Report prices per tonne at full capacity: chips ₹2,30,000, pickle ₹2,80,000, jam ₹2,10,000, dried ₹1,25,000 — ₹101.25 L in all.
- Processed products travel easily, while the fresh fruit is heavy and costly to move.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit dryer, pulper, steam-jacketed kettle, mini boiler, 2 electric deep fryers, can sealer, cap sealer, 2 plastic bag sealers | 1 set | ₹7,50,000 |
| Stirrers, SS utensils, containers, coating pans, weighing scales, gloves and tools | 1 lot | ₹1,00,000 |
| Testing equipment | 1 lot | ₹50,000 |
From: PMEGP sample project report — Jackfruit processing (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
- Unripe jackfruit150 t a year at ₹9,500 a tonne (chips, pickle, dried)
- Ripe jackfruit100 t a year at ₹10,500 a tonne (jam)
- Sugar, pectin, citric acid, preservatives, edible oil, mustard oil, salt and spices₹16.88 L a year at full capacity
- Cans, plastic jars, pouches and cartons₹10.13 L a year at full capacity
From: PMEGP sample project report — Jackfruit processing (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
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§5Licences & registration
- FSSAI licence or registration
- Udyam registration
- GST registration
- Trademark for your brand name (optional)
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- PMFMECentralUnclear35% subsidy, up to ₹10 lakh
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
Prepared for PMEGP; PMFME fits fruit processing; CGTMSE covers collateral.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Building/shed (2,000 sq ft) ₹5.00 L + plant & machinery ₹9.00 L + furniture ₹0.75 L + pre-operative ₹0.82 L + working capital ₹8.44 L = ₹24.00 L. Term loan ₹14.01 L, working-capital finance ₹7.59 L, own ₹2.40 L.
Working capital: Working capital ₹8.44 L (bank ₹7.59 L): 30 days of raw material and 30 days of finished goods.
Year not printed in the report — check current machinery and raw-material prices.
§8Export potential
Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export
Export council / board: APEDA
- Choose the heading by the product you ship; oil-based pickles may fall under 2008.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Short fruit season
- Spoilage before processing
- Oil and sugar price rise
- Weak brand recall
§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan
A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.
- Days 1–30: Visit a working jackfruit processing (chips, pickle, jam, dried) unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
- Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (FSSAI licence or registration, Udyam registration), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
- Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.
§11Who to connect with
Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect
§12Watch
There is no episode on this business yet. Shows are coming soon on the Podcast page.
Want to start Jackfruit Processing (Chips, Pickle, Jam, Dried)?
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Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.