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How is ghee manufactured?

Rithvik Lawrence Food Technologist Answered question November 16, 2022
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Ghee production is the largest segment of milk utilization in India. Most of the dairy plants have ghee production facility to meet the demand of the market as well as to utilize the excess fat in profitable manner. Since simple technology involved in ghee production and relatively less investment for ghee production unit as already plant have steam boiler with them. Method of production varies from small scale to large scale. Cost reduction on energy consumption for production of unit quantity of ghee is the recent trend and equipments are designed to meet the requirement. There are  various processes available in the industry to make ghee including Desi method which is following largely at rural household level.

On a large scale, you need to prepare ghee in a continuous method. A new method of ghee making has been started and named as prettification method. Cream (ripened/unripened) can also be used for ghee making. Ghee prepared from unripened cream has got longer keeping quality. However, you need to follow the preparation method of ghee from the unripened cream.

The manufacturing process comprises two steps: separation of cream from milk and extraction of ghee from the cream. Also, you can sell the cream less milk as toned milk. You can set up a pasteurization plant to increase the shelf life of the milk and to separate cream through an automated process.

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Rithvik Lawrence Food Technologist Answered question November 16, 2022
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