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carboxy methyl tamarind kernel powder, CMTKP: dominate industries is manufacturing, suppling and exporting carboxy methyl tamarind kernel powder, CMTKP
tamarind is the fruit of a large tropical tree grown in forests, orchards and as an avenue tree along the roads. It takes more than 10 years for the tree to start yielding. Tamarind trees bloom once a year, during july-august and the tamarind fruits are ready to harvest by january-february.
seeds are taken out of tamarind manually with the help of a sharp knife. Tamarind seed is very strong and is covered with a black-brown hull/husk. The villagers collect and sell these raw seeds to the merchants in their nearest town who store the seeds in their godown and sell in the market. The average crop size of tamarind kernel seeds is 100,000 tons per year. Major part of this goes to cattle feed industry within india. The seeds are de-husked, broken, cleaned and ground to obtain tamarind kernel powder.