BIO-BASED ECONOMY
![Fruit concentrates from fruit waste for the food and feed industries](/media/sb2h4qja/fruit-concentrates-from-fruit-waste-for-the-food-and-feed-industries.jpg)
Fruit concentrates from fruit waste for the food and feed industries
Market
Final Products | Concentrates, syrups, dips and residue |
Required Inputs | fruit waste |
Competing Products |
Low competition |
Potential for Export | Medium |
Process
Complexity – Type of Process | Medium – thermal processes |
Technology | Extraction, filtration and concentration |
Equipment and Material | Extractor, filters and boilers |
Human Resources | Skilled technicians, operators, quality control and food safety specialists |
Business Linkage
Forward Linkage | Homes, local supermarkets, bakeries and food industry |
Local/Regional/Nationwide | Local Market - nationwide |
Backward Linkage | Farmers |
Supporting Entities | Waste contractors, equipment suppliers, testing facilities, food safety specialists and marketing companies |
Competitive Edge |
Could be lower cost and more tailored to market needs (sizes, flavors etc.) since produced locally, higher nutritional value compared to other syrups |
Economic Features
Revenue Stream | Sale of concentrates/syrups/dips and residue as animal feed |
CAPEX | 63.2M EGP Note: This CAPEX represents the indicative investment size, however, this investment opportunity can grow in implementation to a larger sized investments. |
Investment Size | Large (between 50-500M EGP) |
Considerations
Key Challenge | Possible competition with suppliers over the same feedstock, product specification and standardization, absence of marketing services |
Advantages | Healthy replacement for other types of syrup |
Potential Pathways to Growth | Value-added substrates to produce fermentation products – the end-products themselves and bioactive compounds – other products from by-products include fruit pastes, pits and pressed cakes (could be feedstock for animal feed), and jams/spreads |
General Impact
Environmental | Eco-friendly use of second grade fruits and processing material close to the field reduces emissions in transportation |
Social | Increases return on agriculture activities |
Impact on Sub-market(s), Cluster(s) and Value Chain(s)
Relevant sub-market | Intermediary to industries (food, pharmaceutical, wood and paper) |
Lies within the following value chain/cluster(s) |
Fruits, food processing and packaging |
Impact | Promotes value-addition to fruits in production value chains |
Studies
Serial | File name | Download |
1 | UNIDO IGGE_VC Cluster Competitiveness & BOM |