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VOL. 11, ISSUE 1 (2026)
Economics of the production of protein rich extruded chicken meat puffs
Authors
Raj Kamal, O P Malav, Nitin Mehta, R V Wagh
Abstract
The cost of production of calcium enriched extruded chicken meat puffs
was calculated taking the assumption that per day production of the product was
100 kg. To estimate accurate cost of production of extruded chicken meat puffs
under commercial conditions, the cost of expenditure in terms of recurring and
non-recurring cost including raw material cost, labour charges, water and
electricity charges, depreciation on machineries, rent of the premises and
packaging cost was taken under consideration. the cost of formulation of 100 kg
control product incorporated with 10% chicken meat powder was Rs 13,178/- and
the cost of production of 100 kg puffs incorporated with 10% chicken meat
powder and 1% egg shell powder was Rs 13,328/-. Therefore, total expenditure
including the formulation cost, cost of machineries (depreciation cost), cost
of water and electricity, packaging cost, labour cost, premises rent and
miscellaneous cost for preparation of 100 kg extruded chicken meat puffs
incorporated with 10% chicken meat powder (control) was Rs 16,498/- and for 100
kg extruded chicken meat puffs incorporated with 10% chicken meat powder and 1%
egg shell powder (T-1) was Rs 16,648/- The final cost of production for 1 Kg
chicken meat puffs was app. Rs 168/Kg and the cost of production of calcium
enriched product was app. Rs 175/Kg. Break-even point for this complete
project was Rs. 49,022.26/- and cost benefit ratio was calculated as 0.52.
Return on investment was calculated as 11% for the first year of the project
after paying all the expenditure and interest on the capital invested.
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Pages:84-87
How to cite this article:
Raj Kamal, O P Malav, Nitin Mehta, R V Wagh "Economics of the production of protein rich extruded chicken meat puffs". International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition, Vol 11, Issue 1, 2026, Pages 84-87
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