TAMARIND KERNEL POWDER /

TAMARIND SEED GUM / TAMARIND SEED

POWDER

MYSORE STARCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY

karnataka,india
www.mysorestarch.com
Largest Manufacturers and Exporters
of Tamarind kernel powder/Tamarind seed powder

Tamarind tree
Tamarind tree produces edible, podlike fruit called tamarind or Tamarindus
indica .
Belongs to the dicotyledonous
subfamily Caesalpinioideae
(Leguminosae).
Tamarind tree has Red and yellow
elongated flowers .
Grows in more than 50 countries of the
world
major areas of production are in Asian
countries like India, Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka, Thailand, and Indonesia, and in the
African and the American continents.
Mature tree may attain a maximum
height of 30 m.
Tamarind tree has the ability to grow in
poor soils because of their nitrogen fixing
capability and withstanding long periods of
drought makes them ideal low input, high
yielding trees.

Tamarind Fruit (Tamarindus

indica)
Tamarind included in Leguminoseae
family and Caesalpinioideae sub family.
Genus Tamarindus is a monotypic
taxon having only a single species.
Fruit is an indehiscent legume called
pod.
The fruit has a Flesh juicy acidulous
pulp.
Tamarind pulp is rich in pectin and
contains organic acids.
High in tartaric acid, sugar, B vitamins
and calcium.
Fruit is used extensively in cuisines
around the world and other uses include
traditional medicine and metal polish.
India is the largest producer of
tamarind.

Tamarind seeds
Tamarind seeds comprise 35% husk and
65% white kernel.
Tamarind seeds are rich in
polysaccharide. containing (65- 72%) and
seeds also contains lipids 6%,
carbohydrates, fibres, oils,sugar, glucose,
xylose and galactose units.
Tamarind seed is an underutilized
byproduct of the tamarind pulp industry.
Natural hydrocolloid source containing
starch and gum.
Seed coat is tannin-rich.
Tamarind seeds exhibits gel
characteristics.
Cheapest available non-edible starch.
Tamarind are also rich in protein and
have several amino acids , its a cheap of
protein to alleviate protein malnutrition.
Tamarind seed contains Oil -7.6%,
Protein -7.6%,Crude fibre -1.2% ,
total Ash -3.9%,Acid Insoluble Ash0.4%,Moisture7.1%.

Tamarind seed
husk

Tamarind seed husk is brown

outer shell is obtained after roasting

seeds and seed husk constitutes 35%
of tamarind seed weight.
Tamarind seed husk contains 2023% fibres and high content of
polymeric tannins.
Seed husk works as fish poison.
Tamarind seed husk used as bio
mass fuel and cattle feed.
Tamarind Seed husk contains upto
23% Tannins, which can yield good
tanning properties in leather industry

Tamarind kernel powder /tamarind

seed powder /tamarind seed gum
Several phases are included in manufacturing Tamarind kernel powder:

Sorting-Specific technique is used to clean the kernel and discard any kinds of dirt.
Cleaner machine include screen that is always trembling and aspirating to throw away small
rather than large dirt (Beckett, 1994).

Roasting-Roasting is a means to decrease water level and to soften the shell such that
shell separation from endosperm during winnowing process is easy (Ranken, 1993). One
separation alternative is by roasting in 1500C for 15 minutes to make it brittle and then easy to
separate by winnowing (Gerard, 1980).

Stripping-Stripping is designated to eliminate the undesirable parts, or the parts that

cannot be consumed (Makfoeld, 1982). Stripping phase is easy phase because tamarind shell
and kernel (cotyledon) have different hardness degree where the shell is drier and more brittle
(less solid) than the kernel (Rao, 1983).

SeparatingSeparating shell from kernel (cotyledon) is compulsory because human must

not consume the shell. Separating tool (winnower) is designed to separate shell from the
kernel and collect it separately by aspiration process. Winnower design is based on 2
conditions, that is, include the roasted kernel become dry and brittle and the shell become
lighter and less solid than the kernel.

Tamarind kernel powder /tamarind

seed powder /tamarind seed gum
Grinding-The purpose of grinding is to obtain material with desired smooth degree.
Grinder then smashes separated kernel from the shell and to change it into powder with
desired smooth degree (Rao, 1983).

Screening-When tamarind seed powder is used as thickener, the thick liquid without clod
is more desirable. It should be ensured that powder has been well separated before it is heated
in liquid form (Charley, 1970). The use of tamarind seed powder as thickener is depended on
the purity and the provision of demanding size. Whole tamarind seed powder should pass 150300 mesh screen. Such tamarind seed powder specification will produce good result (Rao,
1983).

Packing-Tamarind seed powder is produced, and then packed in water resistant package.
Overheat and over humidity should be avoided. Packed tamarind seed powder is saved in dry
space such that it can be stored for long period.

Tamarind kernel powder /tamarind

seed powder /tamarind seed gum
Tamarind kernel powder is rich in
polysaccharide and protein content.
Tamarind xyloglucan, commonly known as
Tamarind gum is the major component of
tamarind kernel powder .
Tamarind kernel powder is a highly
branched carbohydrate polymer.
Tamarind seed gum is composed of glucose,
xylose and galactose in a ratio 3:2:1.
Tamarind kernel powder is a rich source of
xyloglucan gum.
Tamarind kernel powder is natural
polysaccharide.
Powdered from decorticated seeds.
Starch made from tamarind seeds is nonedible.
Carboxymethylation of tamarind kernel
powder is carried out to wider the usage of
application.
Tamarind Pectic contains Ash 2-3%,calcium
pectate 70-80%,Methoxyl 7-9% and uronic acid

Tamarind seed powder Industrial

Usages
Animal feed industry

Pharmaceutical industry
Cosmetic industry
Food industry
Textile industry
Plywood industry
Rubber industry
Paper industry
Tobacco industry
Dyeing industry
Oil and gas industry
Textile printing industry
Explosives industry
Paint and varnish industry
Mosquito coil industry
Jute industry
Adhesives industry

Tamarind seed /Tamarind seed(kernel)

powder Applications
Tamarind kernel used as stabiliser in ice
cream ,mayonnaise and cheese.
Tamarind kernel used as a substitute for pectin
for making jellies, jam and marmalades.
Seed testa used for tanning leather and
imparting colourfast shade to wool.
Tamarind seeds are used as filler for adhesives
in the plywood industries.
Tamarind seeds/seed powder used as stabilizer
for bricks in oil and gas industry and as a binder
for sawdust briquettes and producing strong
wood cement.
Tamarind seeds processes antioxidant property
used in cosmetics.
Tamarind kernel powder is used for
thickening, stabilizing and gelling in foods.
Tamarind seed powder are used as blinding
agents in paper ,textile and jute industries.

Tamarind seed /Tamarind seed(kernel)

powder Applications
Tamarind seeds oil used for making varnishes,
paints and burning oil.
Tamarind seed powder used as adhesives in
paper industry.
Tamarind kernel powder used has acidulant,
gelling, and acidifying agent which is widely
applied in pharmaceutical industry.
Starch amide Produced from Tamarind Kernel
Powder is used as sizing jute yarns in jute
industry.
Tamarind kernel is one of natural source of
hydrocolloid used as emulsifier, stabilizer,and
thickener in food industries.
Tamarind seed gum could be used as
thickening agent for the disperse printing on
polyester fabric in textile industry.

Creaming
agent
in
rubber
latex
manufacturing.
Soil Stabilizer in the oil-field during the
Drilling.

THANK YOU

THE MYSORE STARCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Post Box 6,Amaravathy Nagar, K.G.F. Road,
Bangarapet, Karnataka 563114
Landline-+918153-255234
Skype address-mysorestarch
Website-www.mysorestarch.com
Follow us on :-Twitter,Facebook,Google+