This document provides information about turmeric processing from various stages like washing, cooking, drying, polishing, grading, grinding and value addition processes like turmeric oil extraction and curcumin extraction. It includes details of machinery used in each process with specifications and capacities. Benefits of turmeric, curcumin and value added products are highlighted. A flow chart depicting the overall turmeric processing is presented along with output details at each stage. Global curcumin market outlook is also summarized. Contact details of the engineering company specializing in turmeric processing equipment are provided at the end.

1. BEST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES
(An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company)
Plot No.69/A, 5-9-285/13, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar,
Industrial Estate, Kukatpally, Hyderabad – 500 037,
Andhra Pradesh, INDIA. Ph: + 91 40 65908498,
Mobile: +91 9391057812
E-mail: bestengineering@gmail.com,
www.bestengineeringtechnologies.com

3. TURMERIC PRODUCTS
• FRESH TURMERIC
• DRIED TURMERIC
• POLISHED TURMERIC
• TURMERIC POWDER
• TURMERIC OIL
• CURCUMIN

4. TURMERIC PRODUCTS

5. PROCESS STEPS OF TURMERIC
PROCESSING
• FRESH TURMERIC WASHING
• TURMERIC COOKING
• TURMERIC DRYING
• TURMERIC POLISHING
• TURMERIC GRADING

6. VALUE ADDITION OF TURMERIC
• TURMERIC GRINDING
• TURMERIC OIL EXTRACTION
• CURCUMIN EXTRACTION

7. PROCESS STEPS OF TURMERIC

8. FLOW CHART

9. TURMERIC WASHING

10. IMPORTANCE OF TURMERIC
WASHING
• REMOVES DIRT
• TO MAINTAIN HYGENIC CONDITIONS
• REDUCES LABOUR EFFORT
• TURMERIC ROOT PODS SHOULD BE REMOVED

13. TURMERIC WASHER

15. SNO CAPACITY HP SPACE REQUIRMENT (Feets)
1 250 kg/hr 1 5 x 10 x 7
2 500 kg/hr 2 5 x 12 x 7
3 750 kg/hr 3 6 x 15 x 7
4 1000 kg/hr 5 8 x 16 x 7
TURMERIC WASHING MACHINERY DETAILS

16. TURMERIC COOKING

17. IMPORTANCE OF COOKING
• REMOVES RAW ODOR
• REDUCES DRYING TIME
• YIELDS UNIFORM COLOUR
• REMOVES RAW COLOR
• COOKING TIME IS VERY IMPORTANT

18. STEAM COOKING
MOBILE MODEL COOKING FIXED MODEL COOKING

19. MOBILE MODEL COOKING PLANT

20. MOBILE MODEL COOKING PLANT

21. FIXED MODEL COOKING PLANT

22. FIXED MODEL COOKING PLANT

23. FIXED MODEL COOKING PLANT

24. S.NO CAPACITY HP SPACE REQUIRMENT (Feet's)
1 320 kg/hr 1 20 x 8 x 16
2 640 kg/hr 1 25 x 10 x 17
3 1280 kg/hr 2 25 x 10 x 17
TURMERIC COOKING PLANT
(STANDING MODEL) DETAILS

25. S.NO CAPACITY HP SPACE REQUIRMENT (Feet's)
1 1280 kg/hr 2 24 x 7 x 12
TURMERIC COOKING PLANT
(MOBILE MODEL) DETAILS

26. TURMERIC DRYING

27. Before Drying After Drying

28. TURMERIC DRYING

29. TURMERIC DRYING

30. TURMERIC SUN DRYING
• SUN DRYING ( 10 -15 DAYS )
• 5 TO 7 MM THICK LAYER
• DRYING ON BAMBOO MATS/ CONCRETE FLOOR
PROBLEMS
• NOT CLEAN
• CHANCES OF CONTAMINATION

31. TURMERIC –ROTARY DRYER
• DRYING TIME IS VERY LESS
• CHANCES OF CONTAMINATION IS VERY LESS
• BRIGH PRODUCT
• HYGENIC CONDITION
• PRODUCTION WILL BE MORE
• TURMERIC FINGERS WILL GET POLISHED,
THERE BY REDUCES TIME DURING POLISHING
PROCESS

36. S.NO CAPACITY HP SPACE REQUIRMENT (Feet's)
1 1000 kg/Batch 5 16 x30 x 17
2 2000 kg/Batch 7 18 x34 x 17
3 5000 kg/Batch 12 20 x 36 x 18
4 8000 kg/Batch 17 21 x40 x 18
TURMERIC ROTARY DRYER
DETAILS

37. TURMERIC POLISHING

38. After Drying
&
Before Polishing
After Polishing

39. TURMERIC POLISHING
• POOR APPERANCE
• ROUGH DULL OUTER SURFACE WITH SCALES &
ROOT BITS
• REMOVES SURFACE ROUGHNESS BY
REMOVING THE SURFACE SCALES, SMALL
ROTLETS & IF ANY SOIL PARTICLES LEFT OUT
• BETER COLOR

40. CONVENTIONAL POLISHING
TWO TYPES OF POLISHING
• MANUAL POLISHING
• MECHANICAL POLISHING ( HAND / TRACTOR COUPLED )
MANUAL POLISHING MECHANICAL POLISHING
i)RUBBING ON HARD SURFACE i) Polishing drums rotated by hand or
ii) TRAMPLING UNDER FEET by power
WRAPPED IN GUNNY BAGS
iii) Shaking the rhizomes with stones
in a gunny bag or bamboo basket
ABOVE TWO METHODS ARE NO ADVISABLE INTERMS OF POLLUTION, PRODUCTIVITY
AND EFFICIENCY

41. HAND OPERATED TURMERIC
POLISHER

42. TURMERIC POLISHER WITH DUST

48. SNO CAPACITY HP SPACE REQUIRMENT (Feet's)
1 100 kg/Hr 5 6 x 4 x 5
2 250 kg/Hr 7.5 10 x 6 x 6
3 500 kg/Hr 10 12 x 8 x 7
4 750 kg/Hr 15 15 x 10 x 10
5 1000 kg/Hr 25 18 x 10 x 10
TURMERIC POLISHING MACHINE
DETAILS

49. TURMERIC GRADER

51. TURMERIC FINGER & BULB
SEPERATES TURMERIC FINGER AND TURMERIC
BULB

52. MOTHER BULB TURMERIC

53. TURMERIC FINGERS
SEPERATES TURMERIC FINGERS BASED ON SIZE – 10MM,
14MM & 17MM

54. TURMERIC GRADER

55. TURMERIC GRADER

56. TURMERIC GRADER

57. TURMERIC GRADER

58. TURMERIC GRADER

59. TURMERIC GRADER

60. TURMERIC GRADER

61. S.NO CAPACITY HP SPACE REQUIRMENT (Feet's)
1 250 kg/Hr 2 20 x 4 x 7
2 500 kg/Hr 3 22 x 5 x 7
3 1000 kg/Hr 5 27 x5x 7
TURMERIC GRADING MACHINE
DETAILS

62. TURMERIC POWDER

63. MILD STEEL MODEL STAINLESS STEEL MODEL

65. TURMERIC POWDER PLANT

66. SNO CAPACITY HP SPACE REQUIRMENT (Feet's)
1 30 kg/Hr 10 6 x 4 x 6
2 60 kg/Hr 15 7 x 4 x 6
3 100 kg/Hr 20 10 x 5 x 8
4 150 kg/Hr 30 12 x 7 x 10
5 200 kg/Hr 40 12 x 7 x 10
TURMERIC GRADING MACHINE
DETAILS

67. VIBRO SIFTER

68. • Model : Single / Double / Triple Deck
• Sizes : 24” / 30” / 36” / 40” / 48” / 60”
• MOC : Mild Steel / Stainless Steel.

69. SNO CAPACITY HP SPACE REQUIRMENT (Feet's)
1 24” Dia 1 3 x 3 x 4
2 30” Dia 1 4 x 4 x 4
3 36” Dia 1.5 6 x 5 x 5
4 40” Dia 2 6 x 5 x 5
5 48” Dia 2 8 x 8 x 6
6 60” Dia 2.5 8 x 8 x 6
TURMERIC POWDER SEIVING MACHINE
DETAILS

70. SNO PROCESS STEPS WEIGHT
LOSS - %
WEIGHT
1 FRESH TURMERIC NA 1000 kgs
2 COOKED TURMERIC NA NA
3 DRYED TURMERIC 80 – 85 150 – 200 kgs
4 POLISHED TURMERIC 2 – 3 196 – 245 Kgs
5 POWDER 1-3 192 – 240 kgs
TURMERIC PROCESSING (OUT PUT)
DETAILS

71. TURMERIC OIL EXTRACTION
PROCESS

72. TURMERIC OIL BY STEAM
DISTILLATION PLANT

73. TURMERIC OIL BY STEAM
DISTILLATION PLANT

75. CURCUMIN
• CURCUMIN IS A NATURALLY OCCURRING CHEMICAL
COMPOUND THAT IS FOUND IN THE SPICE TURMERIC
• Turmeric Contains Bioactive Compounds With Powerful
Medicinal Properties
CURCUMIN TURMERIC

76. CURCUMIN BENEFITS
• CURCUMIN IS A NATURAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY COMPOUND
• TURMERIC DRAMATICALLY INCREASES THE ANTIOXIDANT
CAPACITY OF THE BODY
• CURCUMIN BOOSTS BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR,
LINKED TO IMPROVED BRAIN FUNCTION AND A LOWER RISK OF
BRAIN DISEASES
• CURCUMIN SHOULD LOWER YOUR RISK OF HEART DISEASE
• TURMERIC CAN HELP PREVENT (AND PERHAPS EVEN TREAT)
CANCER
• ARTHRITIS PATIENTS RESPOND VERY WELL TO CURCUMIN
SUPPLEMENTS
• CURCUMIN HAS INCREDIBLE BENEFITS AGAINST DEPRESSION
• HELP DELAY AGING AND FIGHT AGE-RELATED CHRONIC DISEASES

77. BENEFITS OF VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS
CURCUMIN
Pharma & Health
Benefit
Skin Benefit
Curcumin

78. CURCUMIN BENEFITS
1. Fight against cancer
2. Prevents Alzheimer ’s disease
3. Prevents clogged Arteries
4. Lowering Heart Attack Risk
5. Assists Weight management
6. Assists Brain Mediated stress
7. Relieves arthritis pain
8. Benefit for cholesterol, kidney disease and HIV
9. Use in skin care, cosmetic formulations.

79. GLOBAL CURCUMIN MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2012 - 2022 (TONS)

87. PREPERATIVE
SECTION
MAIN PROCESSING
SECTION
POST PROCESSING
SECTION
UTILITIES
Cutter & Flaker Extractor Centrifuge Cooling Tower
Bag Filters Vacuum Tray Dryer Chiller
Evaporator Multi Mill BOILER
Storage Tanks
(Intermediate & Solvent)
Vibro Shifter
Octagonal Blender
Steam Boiler

89. PREPERATIVE SECTION

92. MAIN PROCESSING SECTION

100. POST PROCESSING SECTION

113. UTILITIES

118. SNO CAPACITY
1 500 kg/Day
2 1000 kg/Day
3 2000 kg/Day
4 3000 kg/Day
5 5000 kg/Day
CURCUMIN EXTRACTION PLANT
CAPACITIES

119. Jamaica
Colombia
Guyana
Belgium
Gambia
Ivorycoast
Canada
Mali
Ghana
Nigeria
Sudan
Congo
Philippines
New Guinea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Tanzania
Comoros
Seychelles
Srilanka
Iran
Pakistan
Nepal
Bangladesh
Thailand
Bangkok
Australia

120. Contact us
• BEST ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES
(An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company)
Plot No.69/A, 5-9-285/13, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar,Industrial Estate,
Kukatpally,
Hyderabad – 500 037, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.
Ph: + 91 40 65908498, Fax: +91 40 23077478,
• Mobile: +91 9391057812
E-mail: bestengineering@gmail.com,
www.bestengineeringtechnologies.com

121. M.V.N.PAVAN KUMAR