Glucose is a monosaccharide (or simple sugar) also known as grape sugar, blood sugar, or corn sugar, is a very important carbohydrate in biology. The living cell uses it as a source of energy and metabolic intermediate. Glucose is one of the main products of photosynthesis and starts cellular respiration in both prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) and eukaryotes (animals, plants, fungi, and protists). Sorbitol, also known as glucitol, is a sugar alcohol, which the human body metabolizes slowly. It can be obtained by reduction of glucose, changing the aldehyde group to a hydroxyl group. Most sorbitol is made from corn syrup, but it is also found in apples, pears, peaches, and prunes. It is synthesized by sorbitol-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and converted to fructose by succinate dehydrogenase and sorbitol dehydrogenase. Succinate dehydrogenase is an enzyme complex that participates in the citric acid cycle. Corn oil (maize oil) is oil extracted from the germ of corn (maize). Its main use is in cooking, where its high smoke point makes refined corn OIL a valuable frying oil. It is also a key ingredient in some margarines. Corn oil is generally less expensive than most other types of vegetable oils. The corn contains corn oil 2.8% by weight. Corn oil is also a feedstock used for biodiesel. Other industrial uses for corn oil include soap, salve, paint, rust proofing for metal surfaces, inks, textiles, nitroglycerin, and insecticides. It is sometimes used as a carrier for drug molecules in pharmaceutical preparations. A large part of the demand for starches arises from the paper, textile, construction and pharmaceutical industries. Their use in foods is growing at a low rate. Thus, due to demand it is a good project for entrepreneurs to invest. Few Indian Major Players are as under • Advanced Bio-Agro Tech Ltd. • Advanced Enzyme Technologies Ltd. • Anil Nutrients Ltd. • Aries Agro Ltd. • Aries Marketing Ltd. • Godrej Agrovet Ltd. • Hanuman Minor Oils Ltd. • Indo Euro Indchem Ltd. • Intercorp Biotech Ltd. • Jupiter Biotech Ltd. • K S E Ltd. • Kapila Krishi Udyog Ltd. • Kerala Feeds Ltd. • Maharashtra Agro-Inds. Devp. Corpn. Ltd. • Metahelix Life Sciences Ltd. • Origin Agrostar Ltd. • Pan Asia Global Ltd. • Pranav Agro Inds. Ltd. • Sonitpur Solvex Ltd. • Sukhjit Starch & Chemicals Ltd. • Superhouse Ltd. • Tara Health Foods Ltd. • Tirupati Starch & Chemicals Ltd. • Zeus Biotech Ltd.
\r\n| Plant capacity | Plant & machinery | Working capital | Cost of Project | T.C.I | Return | Break even |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glucose 60 MT/Day,Sorbitol40 MT/Day, Maize Oil 12 MT/Day | Rs 5405 Lakhs | - | 773200000 | Cost of Project: Rs 7732 Lakhs | 25.00 | 46.00 |