Reduce water use while peeling fruit
06 October, 2010 byA recently developed system that uses air, rather than water, to blast peels off fruit could reduce water use by 80%.
Chemical residues in fresh produce
06 October, 2010 byResults from a New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) study looking at chemical residues in fresh, unwashed produce has found no health or food safety concerns.
Alfa Laval Y-series olive oil decanters
02 September, 2010 bySimple, yet innovative, Y-series olive oil decanters can transport and treat up to 360 tons of olive paste a day and at the same time provide a lower concentration of residual oil in the husk.
Kronen KUJ high-performance dicer
02 September, 2010 byThe Kronen KUJ high-performance dicer cuts strips from 2-20 mm and cubes from 3-20 mm precisely. It can process up to 3000 kg/h.
Leaf vegetable centrifuge with inclined belt
02 September, 2010 byVezet is one of the largest fruit and vegetable processing businesses in the Netherlands and leads the market in freshly sliced, ready-to-cook vegetables. The company has recently expanded its machinery park with three, large-type SC-940 centrifuges from Sormac and a smaller SC-740.
Kronen Tona S180K vegetable and fruit processing machine
06 July, 2010 byKronen has released the Tona S180K vegetable and fruit processing machine, a combination of the machines Tona E wedger and the Tona S slicer.
Consumers’ response to US spinach contamination
04 June, 2010 by Carlos Arnade, Linda Calvin and Fred Kuchler, Economic Research Service, US Department of AgricultureSpinach sales fell but expenditures for total leafy greens remained unchanged, following a US government warning to avoid bagged spinach because of possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination in 2006.
Hefestus pomegranate juicing system
03 March, 2010 byPomegranate can be consumed as a whole fruit, ready to eat arils and as juice. Nevertheless, it is hard to process as peeling and deseeding the arils from the fruit is complicated and expensive for consumers and manufactures alike. Following the launching of a ready-to-eat pomegranates packaging solution last year, Hefestus has introduced a comprehensive solution for deseeding the arils without the peel in an automatic process that enables the beverage producer to squeeze the juice out of the arils, making a delicious super fruit juice without the bitterness taste, while processing the whole fruit.
Kronen Vortex-line produce washer
03 March, 2010 byThe Kronen Vortex-line has been developed for the final treatment stage for vegetables, including leafy salads and root products, and also fruits like apples and grapes. The washing system achieves microbial load reduction and prolongation of shelf life and, consequently, increase of quality of products.
Key Technology onCore lettuce core removal system
03 March, 2010 byKey Technology’s onCore is an integrated system for processing iceberg and romaine lettuces in bagged salads. The system, which combines a vibratory density separation shaker with a camera/laser sorter, eliminates manual coring to increase yields and improve product quality while reducing labour costs.
Hefestus SLB shelf life booster
02 March, 2010 byHefestus has developed the SLB shelf life booster, a concept for fruit and vegetable packaging with modified atmosphere (MAP) technology that is claimed will provide a comprehensive solution for extended shelf life of fruits, vegetables and fresh-cut salads.
Key Technology Compact Dryer
07 January, 2010 byKey Technology has introduced a redesigned compact dryer for removing moisture from fresh-cut produce after washing.
Centrifuge for leafy greens
28 August, 2009 bySormac has upgraded its SC-740 centrifuge. This machine can be used as a standalone unit, but also harmonises with a Pulstar salad washer in a salad leaf processing line.
Knife peelers for root vegetables
28 August, 2009 bySormac MS knife peelers are suitable for continuous peeling of pre-washed or pre-peeled root products, like potatoes, red beet and celeriac.
Online fruit quality detection
28 August, 2009 byThe Unitec QS_ON LINE 902 provides a solution for the non-destructive online detection of the internal quality of fruits without stone. The parameters measured include sugar content (°Brix), firmness expressed ( kg/cm2), ripening grade (0 and 100) and acidity (g/L).
