What It Is
Packaged fruit juices, nectars and fruit drinks use Indian mango, orange, guava, litchi, pomegranate and apple, and imported concentrates.
How It Is Made
Fruit is pulped or juiced, concentrated, and later reconstituted, blended and packed in cartons, bottles or cans.
Uses and Buyers
Households, retail, hotels, airlines and schools.
Quality and Standards
Food products must meet FSSAI standards and labelling rules; many are also sold under the AGMARK grading mark, and exporters follow the buying country's rules on residues and contaminants.
Trade and Exports
Juice makers source pulp from processors and buy fresh fruit in season.
Where the Raw Material Comes From
Processors buy fruits from the main growing states below. Plants are usually built close to these belts, or close to ports for imported raw material, to keep freight low and quality fresh. Tap a state for its districts, markets, season and buyers.
| State | Main districts |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | Nagpur, Amravati (Warud, Morshi), Wardha |
| Madhya Pradesh | Chhindwara (Pandhurna), Agar Malwa, Shajapur |
| Punjab | Fazilka (Abohar), Hoshiarpur, Muktsar |
| Rajasthan | Sri Ganganagar, Jhalawar |
| Haryana | Sirsa, Fatehabad |
| Karnataka | Kodagu |
| Meghalaya | East Khasi Hills, Ri Bhoi |
| Assam | Tinsukia, Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Lower Dibang Valley, Namsai, East Siang |
| Mizoram | Champhai, Serchhip, Lunglei |
Makers, Processors and Bodies
- Dabur India LtdReal juicesAboutExplore
- Parle Agro Pvt LtdFrooti and AppyAboutExplore
- Hector Beverages Pvt LtdPaper BoatAboutExplore
- PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt LtdTropicanaAboutExplore
- Coca-Cola India Pvt LtdMaaza and Minute MaidAboutExplore
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