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ACHEMA
ACHEMA 18.06 2012 - 22.06 2012
Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Hall 4.0 , Booth F44
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Vegetable Juices

Vegetable juices  are now a permanent component of a healthy diet. The juicing method has top priority in their production. In this case, the use of decanters from GEA Westfalia Separator leads to rapid, continuous and low-oxidation juicing. Under hygienic conditions, this method produces high-quality juices in high yields. The gentle processing maintains the valuable constituents, supporting the health-promoting effect of the product.

 

Carrot juice is one of the most popular vegetable juices. This is due not least to its high total carotene content which, depending on variety, can be between 3 and 16 mg of carotene per 100 g fresh weight. The major proportion of these total carotinoids is formed by beta-arotene. Beta-carotene has nutritional significance as provitamin A and a natural antioxidant which interrupts the radical chain mechanism and, as a result, prevents free radicals hazardous to health forming in the human body.

 

To realize this effect, gentle juicing following the greatest possible breaking open of cells by prior fine milling is crucial. The special technology from GEA Westfalia Separator decanters equips them perfectly for this task.

Complete process line from GEA Westfalia Separator for obtaining carrot juice

Complete process line from GEA Westfalia Separator for obtaining carrot juice

There are other benefits in addition to juicing products gently:

  • Trub can be dosed continuously and directly into the juice fraction in defined quantities.
  •  Automatic and stored-programmable setting of machine parameters enables the decanter  to be adapted quickly and flexibly to suit the product requirements specific to the raw material in question.
  • Cleaning and set-up times are minimized, as decanters from GEA Westfalia Separator are equipped for CIP without restriction. This creates considerable hygiene benefits and a microbiologically safe product.

 The raw juice obtained by these means is processed further by conventional methods.The product is usually preserved by being heated by the flow method and is subsequently stored under sterile conditions. It is also possible to perform lactic acid fermentation or concentration of the juice.