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Where does it go?
Every rupee, sliced.
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Item
%
₹
Origin
Confidence
Refined wheat flour (maida)
17%
—
🇮🇳 India
High confidence T1
Retailer + distributor margin
15%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T3
GST (12%)
12%
—
Tax · India
High confidence T1
Packaging
11%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T3
Manufacturing
11%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T3
Distribution & logistics
9%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T3
Brand's profit
9%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T3
Brand margin
7%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T3
Advertising
7%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T3
Palm oil
6%
—
🇮🇩 ID
Medium confidence T2
Tastemaker (spices, MSG, hydrolyzed protein, dehydrated veg)
3%
—
🇨🇳 CN
Medium confidence T2
Salt
1%
—
🇮🇳 India
Medium confidence T2
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The catch
The 7% that didn't stay home.
6%
Palm oil
🇮🇩Indonesia · 45%🇲🇾Malaysia · 45%🇹🇭Thailand · 7%
1%
Tastemaker (spices, MSG, hydrolyzed protein, dehydrated veg)
🇨🇳China · 25%
MSG and hydrolyzed protein largely imported.
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How we know
The receipts.
Every number is sourced and tiered. We grade our own confidence so you don't have to take our word for it.
How much is hard-sourced
37% Tier 1–237% of this breakdown rests on hard data — GST schedule, live mandi prices, trade + filings. The rest is a category-typical estimate from an unreviewed draft template — treat it as directional, not gospel.
TIER 12
Hard government data
GST notifications, import data, tariffs
TIER 21
Verified industry
Company filings, audited reports
TIER 31
Modelled estimate
Industry benchmarks + ratios
TIER 40
Honest guess
Best informed estimate; flagged as such
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