ES476456A1 - Procedure for the direct obtaining of sterilized pepper in powder or scame through continuous process by concentration (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Procedure for direct obtaining of sterilized paprika powder or flake, by continuous process by concentration, which is essentially characterized because the raw material, ie the pepper is subjected to the following work phases 1st washing, of the raw material with a minimum of 2 liters per kg of product. 2nd crushed, of the raw material washed until obtaining a piece of the product that increases its contact surfaces. 3rd cooked, the product sliced increasing its temperature quickly in less than 1 minute, 4th storage, the product is a fluid state more or less dense for its transfer by pumping to the next operative phase.5º sieving, the fluid to separate seeds, skin and tails of the pulp, discarding the latter and part of the seeds. 6th a ground, through colloid mills of the skin and seeds until a minimum particularization is obtained. 6ºb ground, through colloidal mills of the skin and the seeds particularized jointly with the pulp until reaching a particularized minimizing set. 7º continuous evaporation, dehydrating at low temperature, preferably at 55ºc of concentration, and continuously most of the water that has the product. 8th homogenization, of the product by subjecting the fluid to very high pressures that destroy intercellular walls. 9th pasteurization, of the product subjected to a temperature of 100ºc in a short time of 30 seconds. 10º dehydrated, of the product by means of a roller system, from where it would pass to its storage or packaging. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)