Fruit products / beverages
Date syrup concentrate
TECH-NFIC-098
Record type
Product / SKU
Product category
Fruit products / beverages
Popularity
Low Demand
Machinery available at NFIC
Partially
1. Raw materials / commodities
COM-005
Date
NF availability: Availability: Low / emerging. Source districts: Scattered emerging orchards in dry Rayalaseema, particularly Anantapur and Chittoor areas; no established state production cluster. ODOP: No date-palm ODOP in AP. Manufacturing decision: Proceed only after identifying a specific orchard and multi-year supply. Imported/inter-state dates may otherwise dominate raw-material cost.
2. NFIC machines required
NFIC-KUP-U01-04
Semi Auto Filling Machine Big Flow
Use: Bottling filling machine
Open machine page →
NFIC-KUP-U04-01
Vegetables & Fruits Cleaning Machine (Bubble Washer) — 2 Chamber
Use: Fruit washer
Open machine page →
NFIC-KUP-U06-03
Manual Induction Sealer — 120 mm Bottle Diameter
Use: Capping machine
Open machine page →
NFIC-KUP-U07-02
Weighing Machine (Scale)
Use: Weighing scales
Open machine page →
NFIC-KUP-U07-04
Plastic Tubs
Use: Working tables; vessels
Machine is mapped to this product · no separate public machine page
3. How the product is made
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Sort dates; remove stones/seeds and wash.
Validated
Parameters: No fermented/mouldy fruit or pit fragments.
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Macerate with potable water and extract soluble solids.
Validated
Parameters: Water:fruit ratio, extraction temperature/time and recovery.
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Separate insoluble fibre and clarify to the chosen syrup grade.
Validated
Parameters: Filter integrity and sediment.
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Evaporate water, preferably under controlled vacuum where specified.
Validated
Parameters: °Brix, colour and scorching; no universal endpoint supplied.
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Use a validated preservation/filling process and seal suitable containers.
Validated
4. Financials and Unit economics
Selling price
₹105.00
per bottle
Variable cost to make one bottle
₹82.99
Money left per bottle
₹22.01
Before shared/fixed costs
Minimum production to cover costs
8 batches/month
Whole batches required
At 12 batches/month
₹31,260 profit/month
Money required to start
₹6.18 lakh
1. What will I produce and sell?
Raw material used in one batch (kg)
100.00
Finished product from one batch (kg)
72.75
Bottles produced from one batch
291 bottles
Selling price per bottle
₹105.00
Planned production
12 batches/month
Bottles available for sale/month
3,492 bottles
Assumption: All saleable production is sold at the indicated selling price.
2. How much does one batch cost?
Variable costs — these increase when you produce more
Main raw material
₹18,000.00
Packaging material
₹3,000.00
Production/helper labour
₹1,650.00
Transport / logistics
₹500.00
Other production costs
₹1,000.00
Total variable cost per batch
₹24,150.00
Sales from one batch
₹30,555.00
291 bottles × ₹105.00
Variable cost of one batch
₹24,150.00
Money left from one batch
₹6,405.00
Available to pay shared/fixed business costs and thereafter become profit.
Money left per bottle
₹22.01
Before shared/fixed costs.
3. NFIC Facility Cost
The fixed/shared cost of using NFIC
NFIC facility charge
₹45,600/month
This includes:
- use of NFIC machinery / shared facility
- electricity, fuel and water
- machine-operator cost
You do not need to separately add electricity or machine-operator cost.
4. Will I make a profit?
Monthly Income Statement
Sales income
₹3,66,660
Main raw material
₹2,16,000
Packaging
₹36,000
Production/helper labour
₹19,800
Transport / logistics
₹6,000
Other variable costs
₹12,000
Total variable costs
₹2,89,800
Money left after variable costs
₹76,860
NFIC fixed/shared facility cost
₹45,600
Estimated monthly profit
₹31,260
At 12 batches per month, estimated profit is ₹31,260 per month.
5. How many batches do I need to sell?
Below break-even
7 batches
Sales: ₹2,13,885
Loss: ₹765
BREAK-EVEN
8 batches
Sales: ₹2,44,440
Profit: ₹5,640
Above break-even
9 batches
Sales: ₹2,74,995
Profit: ₹12,045
You should produce and sell at least 8 batches per month to cover your costs.
Every additional batch sold after this adds approximately ₹6,405 before any other unforeseen expenses.
6. What happens if I produce more?
6 batches/month
₹7,170 loss
7 batches/month
₹765 loss
8 batches/month
₹5,640 profit ← Break-even crossed
9 batches/month
₹12,045 profit
10 batches/month
₹18,450 profit
12 batches/month
₹31,260 profit
15 batches/month
₹50,475 profit
More batches sold → the fixed/shared NFIC cost gets spread over more production → monthly profit improves.
7. How much money do I need before starting?
Startup & Working Capital Requirement
Money needed for day-to-day business
₹4,50,608
Other startup requirements
₹1,67,000
Total startup money required
₹6,17,608
Why is ₹4.51 lakh needed for day-to-day business?
Raw material, ingredients, packaging and other expenses have to be paid before all the money from customers comes back.
Working-capital cycle: approximately 39 days
Estimated total money required to start and operate the business
₹6.18 lakh
5. Branding, packaging & labelling
Packaging & labelling guidance
| Pack size | Retail: 250 mL / 500 mL; catering: 1 L. |
|---|---|
| Label copy status | Ready |
Packaging, labelling & compliance guidanceRead one box at a time.
Retail label essentials
- Before printing, check the applicable rules/exemptions for: true food name; ingredients in descending order; additives; prescribed nutrition panel; veg/non-veg symbol; allergen statement; manufacturer/packer/brand-owner details and applicable FSSAI logo/licence number; net quantity; MRP inclusive of taxes and consumer-care details; batch/lot; manufacture/packing date and expiry/use-by as applicable; storage and preparation instructions.
- Check Legal Metrology declarations, type size and unit-sale-price applicability for the final pack.
- Mandatory information must be in English or Hindi; add clear Telugu for rural AP buyers.
Product name, origin & marketing claims
- Put a simple descriptive food name beside the brand, with the actual variant and net quantity prominent.
- Use honest local-origin/FPO statements backed by records.
- Technology titles in column C are not approved marketing claims.
- Do not imply CFTRI or FSSAI endorses the brand.
- A QR recipe/traceability link is optional and cannot replace mandatory on-pack information.
Ingredients, allergens & cross-contact
- Review every ingredient and processing aid/carrier, including compound seasonings and shared machinery.
- Use the prescribed separate allergen statement when applicable; exemptions exist, including where the product itself is the allergen.
- “May contain” follows a genuine cross-contact assessment and is not a substitute for segregation.
- Milk is an allergen even in a vegetarian food; egg changes veg/non-veg status.
- Do not assume millet/buckwheat foods are gluten-free.
- FSSAI Labelling and Display Regulations, 2020; Version VIII, 09-Sep-2025. Primary regulatory baseline for retail/non-retail labels, allergens and ingredient-specific declarations.
Nutrition & claims
- Nutrition values and claims must match the final recipe, legal calculation/testing basis and serving instructions.
- Check permitted exemptions rather than printing invented values.
Shelf life, storage & after-opening
- Best-before alone is not a universal substitute for expiry/use-by.
- Establish shelf life on the real product/package using safety, sensory and relevant moisture/rancidity/culture tests under intended distribution conditions.
- No expiry duration is supplied in this workbook.
- Print a validated after-opening period where needed, not “consume soon” as the only control.
- Give measured dilution or serving instruction and validated after-opening storage.
FSSAI licence, certifications & marks
- Obtain the applicable FSSAI registration/licence and product-category permissions before food manufacture/sale; it is not a product-quality endorsement.
- Ordinary food rows do not establish a separate mandatory certification merely because they use millet or local produce.
- ISO 22000/HACCP certification, retail barcodes and trademark registration are not universal food-label prerequisites, though a buyer may require them.
- Never display BIS/AGMARK/organic/vegan/+F/other marks without qualifying and obtaining the relevant authorisation where required.
- Special-category rows explicitly need further review.
Regulatory references
- FSSAI Packaging Regulations, 2018; Version V, 02-Apr-2025. Food-contact compliance and Schedule IV indicative package families. Specific pack sizes and sustainability trade-offs in D/E are recommendations, not prescribed by this source.
Other important guidance
- Process-compatible glass or heat-set PET bottle with leak-proof tamper-evident closure. Wide-neck/squeeze format may suit viscous date syrup if process-compatible. Prefer stock bottles and locally recoverable material; glass reuse needs validated washing.
- State syrup/squash/concentrate identity and fruit/ingredient details.
- Date syrup contains sugars; do not imply sugar-free because no cane sugar is added.
- FSSAI Advertising and Claims Regulations, 2018; Version IV, 14-Dec-2022. Claim principles and conditions; later effective amendments must also be checked.