A. K. Products Tifra, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

The tamarind seed husk or the brown outer shell of seed obtained after decortications of roasted seed is also very useful product. After decortications of roasted seed, about 35% of tamarind seed husk is obtained, which is a bye product. At present it is used as fuel & as cattle feed. Tamarind seed husk contains approx. 20 – 22% fiber & 20 – 22% tannins. The tannin can be extracted from tamarind seed husk, which can get good market in lather industry.

Tamarind Seed is thoroughly cleaned & tamarind pulp fiber & dust is removed. Cleaned Seed is then roasted at controlled temperature in Automatic Roasting plant. Care is to be taken that the kernel is not charred during heating. The testae are then removed by light pounding & winnowing. About 8-10% of the decorticated seed are still left with partial testae sticked on kernel. The kernel with testae has to be sorted out manually to get clean kernel without testae content. Applications : Manufacturing Gum Cattle Feed Specially for Camel

Tamarind Kernel Powder (TKP) is a complex mixture containing a galactoxyloglucan polysaccharide (55-65%), Proteins (18-20%), Lipids(6-10%) and certain minor constituents e.g. Fibres, Sugar etc. Tamarind Kernel Powder forms uniform solution on heating with water while stirring. maximum viscosity is usually obtained after boiling the dispersion for 20-30 min. Thick viscous dispersion are formed that yield strong, transparent, elastic films on evaporation. Tamarind polysaccharide, because of its unique properties i.e. low viscosity and low molecular weight compared to many other polysaccharide & its property of forming gel at high sugar concentrations have found numerous new applications . Applications of TKP : It has excellent penetration & fiber forming property. It is very effectively used for sizing in dyeing & printing industry. It is also used for sizing in jute yarn & cotton wraps. It has extensive use in paper & explosive industry, where it is used as viscosity builder. It is very effectively used these days by oil drilling companies as soil stabilizer. It is widely used as textile thickener. It has numerous other applications & its low cost gives it an edge over other thickening agents.