The egg processing operation separates eggs into different kinds of egg products: egg white, egg yolk, whole egg and several mixes i.e. by adding sugar or salt. The pasteurized liquid egg is either packed as a final product or, in case of egg powder production; it goes via pipelines into a spray dryer plant. . Dried egg powder can be stored and transported at room temperatures. It is quite stable and has long shelf life. Egg white represents nearly 67% of an eggs liquid weight. Water is the major component of egg white, constituting about 87.8% (w/w); followed by protein, accounting for 9.7 to 10.6% (w/w); and carbohydrates from 0.5 to 0.6 % (w/w). Egg white contains 56% of the eggs total proteins along with the majority of the minerals, riboflavin, chlorine, magnesium, potassium, sodium and sulfur in egg. The yolk makes up around 33% of the liquid egg weight and contains all the eggs fat and cholesterol and 44% of its protein. Uses & Applications Egg powder is used in Bakery products, bread enrichment, and biscuit enrichment with protein. Egg powder is used in manufacturing of Baby food products as Horlics, Lactogen, Oystromilk, Glaxo Milk, Lactodex, Nestle, Cerelac. Egg powder is used to prepare instant egg noodles. Egg powder is used in egg shampoo manufacturing. Egg powder is used in manufacture of certain sweets enriched with protein, vitamins, minerals etc. Egg powder is used to prepare egg soups. Besides these, there are other several uses of egg powder. Market Survey Indian market possesses demand for egg powder around 2300 MT/ year. Growth Rate >15% to 30%. The current egg market share of India to the giant global market of $117 billion is a meager 0.9 %, i.e. Rs 4,400 crore. Indias nutritional supplement market is expected to more than double in the next four years to over Rs 17,000 crores. During last three decades, the poultry industry in the country has made remarkable progress and grown into an organized and highly productive industry. There is enough scope of an egg powder manufacturing plant, with a suitable capacity.
Few Indian Major Players are as under:-
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