COCONUT

COCONUT (Cocos nucifera)

We will be looking at coconut as a raw material to other food products that can bring in money. There are a lot of business opportunities in processing coconut.
I finally found out that coconut which I have thought before now is a nut is not a nut but a drupe (stone fruit). Coconut is a member of the family Arecaceae (Palm Family).
Coconut is very nutritious. It contains carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamin c, vitamin B-6, sodium, potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, phosphorus, and zinc.
Coconut a cash crop can be found in large quantities from Lagos, Cross- River, Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, and Akwa-Ibom,
The following food products can be produced from coconut:
Coconut flour
Virgin coconut oil
Coconut Milk
Coconut chips/flakes
Coconut yoghurt
We will be looking at how to produce the above food products and their market potential in our subsequent posts. Follow If you don’t want to miss out on these posts.
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YAM FRIES PROCESSING

YAM FRIES.

I am sure you have heard of potatoes fries; what about yam fries? Do you know that processing yam fries can be a very good business idea? Yes yam fries.To produce yam fries you need equipment  such as automated cutting/ slicing machine, cold rooms, freezers, per boiler, bowls and knives.

FLOW CHART FOR PROCESSING YAM FRIES

Cleaning

 Clean yams to remove sand and dirt

Peeling

Peel manually using knives.  Peel under water. Peeled yam must constantly be placed in water this is to prevent enzymatic browning

Per-Boiling

Per-boil Yam

Cutting/Slicing

 Slice yam into uniform size strips

Packaging

Package yam fries in plastic bags and seal

                           

Freezing

Freeze packaged yam fries in freezers or cold rooms

Note: Packaged yam fries should always be kept in the cold room or freezers and transported in a cooling van.

Yam fries can be sold to supermarkets, restaurants, Caterers, hotels and boarding schools. Yam Fries can also be exported to other countries.

POUNDED YAM INSTANT FLOUR (POUNDO YAM) PRODUCTION

Pounded yam instant flour commonly known as poundo yam, is used to prepare pounded yam. I love pounded yam especially when it is served with egusi and vegetable soup. Thanks to technology we don’t have to go through the stress of pounding yams using mortar and pestle before we can eat our favorite pounded yam. All we need to do is step into a store and buy pounded yam instant flour (poundo yam). This is also a great business opportunity for entrepreneurs and investors.

The variety of yam used in pounded yam instant flour (poundo yam)  production  is white yam. It has to be white yam.

Equipments used for pounded yam instant flour processing are: slicing Machine, per boilers, dryers (cabinet/flash), milling machine (hammer mill with cyclone), sifting machines, sealers, packaging machines, bowls, knives, scoops and  weighing scale.

Pounded yam instant flour (poundo yam) process flow chart 

Cleaning

 Clean to remove sand and dirt

Peeling

Peel manually using knives.  Peel under water. Peeled yam must constantly be placed in water this is to prevent enzymatic browning

Slicing

Slice under water. Slice peeled yam tubers into uniform size chips.  This is to enable the chips dry faster at the same time and temperature.

Per-Boiling

Per-boil yam chips

Drying

 Dry yam chips in a cabinet dryer. Ensure yam chips are properly dried.

Milling

Mill dried chips into fine flour using a hammer mill

Cooling

 Cool milled flour before packaging to reduce the heat generated as a result of milling

Packaging

 Package pounded yam instant flour in different sizes (1kg, 2kg, 5kg and 10kg) seal and label

Packaged pounded yam instant flour (poundo Yam) can be sold to individuals, supermarkets, schools, Restaurants, hotels, and caterers. Pounded yam instant flour (poundo yam) can also be exported to other countries.