§1What this business is

Ripe mangoes are washed, sorted, fed by screw feeder to a crusher, collected, heated in a steam-jacketed kettle, passed through a twin pulper and filled for packing. Pulp from Alphonso, Totapuri and Kesar varieties goes to juice and drink makers, ice-cream and dairy units, sweet makers, hotels and exporters. The plant runs mainly in the mango season.

Capacity: 300 kg of mango an hour (285 kg output after 5% wastage); 5,47,200 kg of pulp a year at full use; 2,73,600 kg in year 1 at 50%.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

An agri-processor or mango trader in a mango belt with buyers lined up in the juice and dairy trade.

Who it is not for

Someone without seasonal working capital or cold/aseptic storage plans.

Advantages

  • Strong demand from juice, dairy and sweet makers
  • Large export market for Indian mango pulp
  • Good profit in the report
  • Can also process guava, papaya or tomato off-season

Drawbacks

  • Project cost ₹57.10 L is above the PMEGP ₹50 L ceiling
  • Short mango season; plant idles otherwise
  • Very large working capital
  • Needs strict hygiene and aseptic or canned packing for long storage

Skills you need

  • Mango buying and ripening
  • Thermal processing and hygiene
  • Packing (cans or aseptic bags)
  • B2B and export selling

Why difficulty 4/5: Seasonal operation, heavy working capital and food-safety demands.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Juice, drink and nectar makers
  • Ice-cream and dairy units (milkshakes)
  • Jam and sweet makers
  • Hotels and caterers
  • Exporters

How it sells

  • Direct B2B supply
  • Export through merchant exporters
  • Food-service distributors

Good to know

  • The report cites the global mango purée market at $995 million in 2017, growing about 8.7% a year to $2,110 million by 2026.
  • It notes strict import policies (especially in the US) as a barrier.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Fruit washing machine1₹4,86,000
Sorting conveyor1₹1,80,000
Working table1₹1,12,500
Screw feeder1₹2,70,000
Fruit crusher1₹36,000
Pulp collection tank1₹36,000
Transfer pump1₹81,000
Steam-jacketed kettle1₹90,000
Twin pulper1₹2,25,000
Filling tank1₹75,000
Steam boiler1₹6,30,000

From: PMEGP sample project report — Mango Pulp (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Ripe mangoes (Alphonso, Totapuri, Kesar)₹50–60 a kg; 5,76,000 kg a year needed at full capacity
  • Packing (cans or aseptic bags)packaging ₹6.37 lakh in year 1

From: PMEGP sample project report — Mango Pulp (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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§5Licences & registration

  1. FSSAI licence or registration (by turnover)
  2. Udyam registration
  3. GST
  4. Fire/pollution registration as required (the report lists it)
  5. Boiler registration under the Boilers Act
  6. Trademark (optional)

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP counts project cost only up to ₹50 L in manufacturing, so this ₹57.10 L model needs scaling down or other finance; PMFME (35% up to ₹10 L), CGTMSE, Stand-Up India, and AIF interest subvention where it qualifies as post-harvest processing.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Samadhan report: plant and machinery ₹26.22 L, office furniture ₹5.00 L, working capital ₹25.88 L = ₹57.10 L. Term loan ₹26.54 L and working-capital limit ₹22.00 L. Machinery list total ₹22.21 L (excluding GST).

Working capital: Mangoes at ₹50–60 a kg (₹158.40 L in year 1) must be bought in the short season — working capital ₹25.88 L (bank ₹22.00 L).

Year not printed on the report — check current machinery prices.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

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

2007.99Fruit purée and pastes obtained by cooking, other than citrus (mango pulp)

Export council / board: APEDA

  • Mango pulp may also be classed under heading 2008 depending on processing — confirm the 8-digit line.
  • 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

  • Poor mango crop and price spikes
  • Spoilage from weak processing
  • Unsold stock
  • Payment delays from bulk buyers

§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 mango pulp processing 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 licence or registration (by turnover), 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. PMEGP sample project report — Mango Pulp (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

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