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Long Service Life Ss304/316L Tomato Ketchup Processing Line 1-10T/H
Product description of tomato processing plant
Tomato processing lines can produce from fresh tomatoes to different types of finished products. We produce popular products such as tomato paste, tomato sauce & ketchup, and tomato juice from raw tomatoes to final products in aseptic bagged drums.
Tomato paste in aseptic bags in drums can also be further packed in tomato ketchup, sauces, juices, sachets, stand-up pouches, metal cans, PP containers, bottles, gable tops, etc.
Main parameters of tomato production line
| Product name: | One-stop solution for tomato processing line |
| Fresh fruit input capacity: | 500kg per hour ~ 25 tons per hour |
| Raw material: | Fresh tomato, tomato paste |
| End product: | Tomato paste, tomato sauce or ketchup, tomato juice, etc |
| Final product Brix: | 28%~30%, 36%~38% |
| Final package: | Aseptic bag, Metal can, Sachet, Stand-up pouch, PP container, Plastic bottle, Glass jar, etc |
| The main material for machines: | Food grade SUS304 or SUS316 |
| Warranty: | 12 months after commissioning |
| Operator needed: | About 10~12 persons |
| Voltage: | 380V 50Hz/ 110V 60Hz/ 415V 50Hz |
| (adjustable to client's country standard) | |
| Advantages: | Energy-saving, high efficiency, water-saving |
Flowchart of tomato paste/ sauce or ketchup processing
Key process of the tomato paste processing line
Now Shanghai Gofun machinery company will introduce the information of tomato paste processing line to show it works.
1. Discharge platform
When fresh tomatoes come in, it's usually trucks. It's hard when someone unloads it. So we designed an unloading platform that uses water guns to unload the fresh fruit/tomatoes from the truck and water to transport the fresh fruit/tomatoes to the processing line. The unloading platform also has the ability to pre-wash fresh fruit and tomatoes before processing.
2. Elevator
This machine is used to delivery fresh fruit from outside the building to inside.
3. Washing
Before crushing, fresh fruits should be carefully washed. Simultaneous use of bubble washer and spray washer is possible. Additional cleaning stages can be added for higher cleaning requirements. In addition, it is possible to enhance the cleaning effect by adding ultrasonic cleaning and ozone cleaning.
4. Sorting
After washing, the surface of the fruit becomes clean, and the condition of all the fruits can be checked by human eyes, and the bad tomatoes can be sorted out manually.
5. Crushing for tomato processing
The GFM-FC series crusher has the most advanced working principle, higher manufacturing precision and highest crushing capacity. Mainly used to grind different kinds of fruits and vegetables, such as tomatoes, apples, pears, strawberries, celery, etc. The raw material can be crushed into small particles to enhance the working effect of the next processing section. The machine consists of feed hopper, side cover, frame, main shaft, bearing block, motor, motor structure, exit hopper, etc.
6. Preheating
A pre-heater is used to heat the product after grinding, and the temperature is usually adjustable from 45°C to 85°C. This processing step helps increase the juice percentage for the next step and can also preserve the color and taste of the final product.
7. Pulper and refiner
The machine also operates at a speed of 1470 r/min, generating centrifugal force to push the product through the screen, helping to refine the product. I usually use two stages, Pulper and Refiner, but each stage has a different screen. The first stage makes the screen bigger and the second stage makes the screen smaller. Two-stage pulping machine for tomato pulp can reach a yield of 90%-95%. After pulping, separate the tomato skin and seeds from the tomato pulp. The machine works with large capacity and stable performance. Easy to operate and replace sieves. Suitable for many kinds of fruits, such as passion fruit, tomatoes, peaches, apricots, mangoes, apples, etc.
8. Evaporating
Vacuum evaporator is used to concentrate tomato sauce under vacuum and low temperature. A forced circulation vacuum evaporator is used here. Vacuum cooking ensures maximum flavor and nutrition. Here, the water in the tomato pulp is allowed to evaporate. This will be your tomato sauce. Brix is typically 28-30% and 36-38%.
9. Sterilizing
A tube-in-tube sterilizer is used to sterilize tomato paste. Sterilization temperature and holding time are adjustable. This machine is used to heat tomato paste to a very high temperature of about 115°C, hold for 30 seconds, and then rapidly cool to ambient temperature. As long as the whole system employs programmable control, it can also be protected. The operation system uses a visual man-machine interface that is convenient for intuitively grasping the operating status of each part of the device.
10. Aseptic Filling
The aseptic filling machine works in conjunction with a tube-in-tube type sterilizer. It's a closed cycle. Before production, the cycle is fully sterilized to ensure an aseptic environment. The filling cavity is also protected from steam, ensuring a sterile filling environment. Security - Provides several security methods. Adopts mirror welding technology to achieve clean and smooth welding lines. Independent control panel. CIP and Auto SIP are available in the sterilizer. It can be easily adjusted to fit different capacities and sizes of sterilization bags.
11. Storage or go blending
The finished product can be saved or used as an ingredient in tomato sauce or ketchup.