500T/D Industrial Production High Quality Tomato Processing Line

Product description of tomato processing plant

The tomato processing line can produce different types of final products from fresh tomatoes. Popular products such as ketchup, ketchup, ketchup, and the tomato juice processing line from the production of fresh tomatoes to the final product use sterile barrel bags.

The processing line mainly includes fresh tomato receiving system, cleaning system, sorting system, crushing system, pulp refining system, filtration system, concentration system, sterilization system, aseptic filling system. Then put the ketchup in a sterile bag on the barrel.

Ketchup in barrel sterile bags can further produce ketchup, sauces, juices and can be filled into small bags, stand-up bags, metal cans, PP containers, bottles, gable tops and more.

Main parameters of tomato production line

Final products & Package types for tomato project

The raw material can be fresh tomato, tomato paste, etc. And the final product can be tomato paste, tomato ketchup, tomato sauce, tomato juice, tomato powder, whole peeled tomato, etc.

For the final package, it can be an aseptic bag, metal can, sachet, stand-up pouch, PP container, glass bottle, PET bottle, gable top, etc.

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

2. Elevator

3. Washing

Before crushing, need to washing fresh fruit carefully.

4. Sorting

After washing, the surface of the fruit is clean and the human eye can see the condition of all the fruits and humans can sort out bad tomatoes.

5. Crushing for tomato processing

6. Preheating

The preheater is used to heat the product after the crusher, the temperature is usually adjustable from 45 ° C to 85 ° C. This processing step helps to increase the juice rate of the next step and can also protect the color and taste of the final product.

7. Pulper and refiner

This machine also operates at a speed of 1470r / min, generating centrifugal force and allowing the product to pass through the screen and help refine the product. And usually we use a double stage of pulper and refiner. The screens for each stage are different: the first stage has a larger screen and the second stage has a smaller screen. Two-stage pulp making machines for tomato pulp can reach 90% -95%. After pulping, the tomato skin and seeds are separated from the tomato pulp. The machine operates with high capacity and stable performance. It is easy to operate and the sieve can be replaced. Suitable for a wide variety of fruits such as passion fruit, tomatoes, peaches, apricots, mangoes and apples.

8. Evaporating

Vacuum evaporators are used to concentrate tomato paste in vacuum and at low temperatures. Here, a forced circulation vacuum evaporator is used. Since it is cold under vacuum, it protects the taste and nutrients as much as possible. And now, after evaporating the water from the pulp of the tomatoes, we make tomato paste. Brix is usually 28-30% and 36-38%.

9. Sterilizing

Tomato paste uses a tube-in-tube type disinfectant. Sterilization temperature and retention time are adjustable. This machine heats the tomato paste to a very high temperature of around 115 ° C for 30 seconds and immediately cools it to ambient temperature. In this way, you can also test tomato paste and protect nutrients as much as possible. The entire system employs programmable control. The operating system employs an image-man-machine interface that is convenient for intuitively grasping the operating status of each component of the device.

10. Aseptic Filling

The aseptic filling machine is a tube-type sterilizer that works with the tube. It is a closed cycle. Prior to manufacture, the cycle is completely sterilized to ensure a sterile environment. The filling cavity is also steam protected so that the filling environment is aseptic. Security-Provides several security methods. Mirror welding technology is used to ensure an orderly and smooth welding line. Another control panel. CIP and automatic SIP can be used with a sterilizer. It can be easily adjusted to suit the different capacities and sizes of sterile bags.