The ketchup production line starts with the storage of the main ingredients which are: tomato paste, sugar, oil, vinegar, according to the specifications of the recipes.
The semifinished tomato is mixed with the above ingredients and then subjected to the preheating, deaeration, homogenization and pasteurization phases before the filling.
TANK
STORAGE
The concentrate tomato is transferred via a pump into the storage tanks in which the glucose previously prepared in the dissolver is added. In other special tanks, oil and vinegar are stored. Dosing is made by means of flow meters or loading cells for liquid products and through gravimetric feeders for powders.
MIXING SYSTEM
MIXING & PREHEATING
The ingredients are transferred according to the proportions indicated by the recipe in the mixer where any spices and starches are added.
Through a tubular heat exchanger, the product is heated to facilitate processing in the next phase.
DEAERATOR, HOMOGENIZER, PASTEURIZER
DEAERATION, HOMOGENIZATION, PASTEURIZATION
This point the product is deaerated to eliminate air in the product.
In order to avoid sedimentation or separation phenomena, the product is homogenized. Pasteurization takes place via a tubular heat exchanger.
Steps
Storage
The concentrate tomato is transferred via a pump into the storage tanks in which the glucose previously prepared in the dissolver is added. In other special tanks, oil and vinegar are stored. Dosing is made by means of flow meters or loading cells for liquid products and through gravimetric feeders for powders.
Mixing & Preheating
The ingredients are transferred according to the proportions indicated by the recipe in the mixer where any spices and starches are added. Through a tubular heat exchanger, the product is heated to facilitate processing in the next phase.
Deaeration, Homogenization, Pasteurization
This point the product is deaerated to eliminate air in the product. In order to avoid sedimentation or separation phenomena, the product is homogenized. Pasteurization takes place via a tubular heat exchanger.