Extrusion-technology is gaining increasing popularity in the global agro-food processing industry, particularly in the food and feed sectors. Extrusion cooking technologies are used for cereal and protein processing in food.
Noodles and macaroni are a form of pasta that is becoming extremely popular in India even as Continental and Italian delicacy. Instant Noodles, macaroni and vermicelli is prepared by means of an extrusion machine that is basically made of an stainless steel make strips, either flat (rolled and Cut) or Oval round (Extruded). The process is quite simple and requires not much skilled labour. The machine itself is high technology and provides the manufacturers to produce pasta with several alternatives materials (like Maida, Suji, Rava, Rice flour and so on) and in different shapes (like Spaghetti, Fettuccini, Vermicelli, Maccaroni, Fusilli, Penne, etc.) of Pasta and Noodles.
Extrusion cooking technology relatively known to our country can provide attractive varieties of snack foods, similar to traditional snack food in different tastes, textures, colours, flavours with better keeping qualities. The product can be made at relatively low cost on mass scale for socially oriented markets, to fill up the gap with practically negligible loss of protein content and excellent amino - acid make - up. As a whole it is a good project for new entrepreneurs to invest.
Few Indian Major Players are as under
· Bambino Agro Inds. Ltd.
· C G Foods India Pvt. Ltd.
· G D Foods Mfg. (India) Pvt. Ltd.
· Nissin Foods India Ltd.
· Shree Foods Ltd.
· Surya Agroils Ltd.
