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Product Flow Chart:
A detailed flow chart of the process flow
diagram is as follows:
Steps involved in the process of
honey at KEJRIWAL
1. COLLECTION:
Honey is collected by our trained field
collection staff directly from the bee keepers
from their farm within 7 days from the harvesting
of honey. Each container is serially marked
giving full details of the bee keeper and
his farm location. All the honey collected
is first transferred to our local collection
depot which is located
within 50 kilometers from the honey producing
area. These are temporary locations where
the honey is collected and then transferred
to our central depot or our processing unit.
These centers also act as our information
base and provide technical and other guidance
to the farmers. Through this process we
maintain complete record and traceability
of the bee keeper and the honey
from its origin. All the honey collected
is GMO free.
2. RAW MATERIAL INSPECTION:
On arrival of the honey from the local depots,
the honey is segregated lot-wise. Thorough
Organoleptic sensory evaluation
is conducted and once the honey passes through
these tests, collective sampling of the
raw honey is done from each container and
forwarded to our quality assurance lab for
detailed chemical analysis.
Only the honey which meets strict
international quality norms is
then sent for processing.
After the honey passes the quality checks,
the production department plans for it process
taking into consideration a lot size of
approximately 20 metric tons depending upon
the target customer requirement.
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DECRYSTALIZATION & FILTERATION:
The first step in processing of honey is
to melt it for easy handling. This is specially
made stainless steel chamber with hot air
as the heating media, diffusers with air
circulation baffles and collection trays
underneath to collect the melted honey.
The honey is then passed through sieve mesh
filters to remove any unwanted matters.
4. HOMOGENIZATION:
We have tanks with 20 KL capacities which
can hold upto 28 metric tons of honey at
a time. The tanks are mounted with stainless
steel agitators (propeller type) with slow
speed motors to homogenize the honey into
one lot of 20 Metric tons. Our agitators
are specially designed by LIGHTNIN, USA
which gives us the sophisticated technology
to assure consistency.
5. PROCESSING:
Modern processing facilities include flash
heating and cooling units, filter presses
and pumps that deliver the finished product
to the settling tanks. After keeping the
honey in the settling tanks for some time
the honey is again tested for all parameters
in our lab as per requirement.
6. PACKAGING:
We are equipped with both bulk and retail
packing lines with a capacity of approximate
5 MT per hour. In case of bulk, the honey
is packed in food grade epoxy coated barrels
for exports with a nett weight of 300 kilograms.
In case of retail, packing can be done from
50 grams to 1.5 kilograms as per requirements.
7. WAREHOUSING
Our vast warehouse is equipped with computer
control inventory system to facilitate quick
and organized shipment of all
honey packed
by us.
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