Tomato processing Technology

Tomato processing can be an instrumental skill for farmers who want to convert the tomatoes into various other products besides using them as vegetables. This technical brief contains the varieties of ways a farmer can process the tomato into many other products. Tomatoes are known to be the most important crop economically among various other vegetables in the world. The return of investment in growing tomatoes is tremendous due to its high growth capacity while the crop cycle duration is very short.

We can set up a tomato processing plant on a turnkey basis where fresh tomatoes will be processed to manufacture tomato puree/ketchup, tomato concentrate, and tomato paste.

We SSEC offer automatic and semi-automatic plants for tomato processing.
The size can be customized from 1 Ton/D to 500Ton/D.
All the major parts of the machinery are created using SS 304, SS 316 is also available as per your requirement.

To set up a tomato processing plant we require the following machines

washing(bubble washer)
sorting
Tomato crusher
pulping processing machine
Tomato pulp preheating system
Tomato paste evaporator
Sterilizer
Tomato paste aseptic filler

washing:

The tomatoes are washed by floating water from a bubble washing/ Float washing machine. A bubble generator situated at the bottom of the machine is acting as the source of the floating water.
During the process of Bubble washing, the tomatoes don’t get any harm. The waste and the sand after washing the tomatoes will get discharged. tomatoes don’t get any harm. The waste and the sand after washing the tomatoes will get discharged.

sorting:

After washing the tomatoes we will get clean tomatoes we need to sort out the bad and green and unripened tomatoes from the good quality tomatoes in order to get high-quality tomato paste

sorting is performed based on the color, shape, size, etc it can perform the automatic or manual process

Tomato crusher:

SSEC crusher is made through the most advanced working principle, higher accuracy of manufacture, and best crushing functions. It is mainly used for crushing many kinds of fruits or vegetables, for example, tomato, apple, pear, strawberry, celery, fiddlehead, etc. it can crush the raw materials into small particles, and it will be better for the next processing section.
The machine is composed of a feed hopper, side cover, frame, principal axis, bearing block, motor, motor structure, outlet hopper, etc.

pulping processing machine:

we transfer the crushed tomatoes to the pulping machine to get the tomato paste which size is 0.4-0.6mm but in order to enhance the juice yield rate, before pulping we use the preheater to heat tomato pulp to 60 degrees for 15 mins and the tomato pulp yield rate is about 90% after pulping the tomato peel and seed will be separated from tomato pulp.

Tomato pulp preheating system:

we use preheater to treat tomato pulp there are two types of process one is for hot break tomato paste, tomato pulp will be heated to 85-90 degrees for 10 -15 mins
The other type is the cold break which will be heated to 55-60 degree to 10-15 mins to destroy pectinase activity soften tomato pulp ease to separate and enhance the pulp rate

Tomato paste evaporator & Sterilizer:

The force circulation evaporator can evaporate the raw tomato pulp into tomato paste
we use a sterilizer to do heat treatment of the tomato paste to remove the bacteria of the tomato paste to get the longest shelf life.

Tomato paste aseptic filler:

After tomato pastes sterilizing we use the aseptic filler to fill into aseptic bags and filling Temperature is about 40 degrees and the tomato paste in aseptic bags can reach 2 years shelf life.

How it works?

In these processes, the Tomato's are received from farms and washed with high-pressure water in the fruit washing machine to remove all harmful substances from tomato's, which includes chemicals such as pesticides.
The cleaned tomatoes to the next procedure to the sorting here workers pick out the unqualified tomatoes to ensure the quality of the end product after washing and sorting the tomatoes are crushed peeled and the seed is separated
Using the hot break or cold break it is preheated that enhance the pulp rate
we evaporate and sterilize the pulp to increase the shelf life and use the aseptic filling for filling.

Benefits of Running Tomato processing plant:

With an annual growth of over 20% per annum, the demand for tomato sauce is getting huge in India which is expected to rise more in times to come.
It provides an opportunity for the industry people to sell their products at a higher rate, making profits
Reduced labor requirements
24/7reliability

Features of the tomato processing plant:

Our lines are characterized by long-experience know-how, strong construction, and energy saving.
The pulper is made up of tube in tube Spira flow pipes for steam and products It is possible to adjust the temperature from 50° to 150°C.
More quality of organoleptic characteristics, the keeping of color, and finished product.
Deactivating the enzymes likely to be generated

Applications of tomato processing plant:

It is mainly used in food factories, bakeries, restaurants, retails, Manufacturing Plant, Food & Beverage Factory, Farms.

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Did you know after china our India is the 2nd largest food producing countries in the world? But,

We are exporting only 2% to other countries, why?

Start Fruit & Veg Pack-house Business, a step by step guide for setting up fresh produce pack house.

Despite being a leading producer of fruits and vegetables, India’s horticultural produce is bare minimum, in order to compare other nations like Thailand, the US & China.

India is ranked second in fruits and vegetables production in the world. Despite abounding with great horticultural produce, India lags behind when it comes to the exports of its processed fruits and vegetables. Thus, we contribute only 2% of the total agricultural exports to other countries. This is starkly low in comparison to Brazil (30%), USA (70%) and Malaysia (82%). However, according to experts, one of the ways to boost India’s horticulture exports is by adding value to India’s horticultural products.
Value addition to horticultural products has numerous advantages for all shareholders. Besides enhancing the life of the product & reducing food wastage, value addition leads to higher monitory return for the food & beverage industry. This will also mean higher incomes for farmers as exports and profits in the sector increase.
Adding value to India’s horticultural produce is a need of the hour as not only will enhance profit margins and agri exports of the country, but it will also be a right step to farmers to increase their income and productivity.

The RBI has classified loan to food and agro based processing units as Priority Sector, in order to encourage the food processing units the Lending limit sanctioned is INR100 crores per borrower by the banking system,. However, the procedural hurdle involved in obtaining credit from financial institutions acts as a drawback in the development of the industry.

But in order to truly leverage its food processing capabilities, India needs to fix the issues related to value addition such as quality, low R&D and infrastructural gaps.

Our SS engineering and consultants will manufacture all the equipment of Fruit & Vegetables processing lines. This article explores the reasons that have prevented India from leveraging its potential in adding value to its horticultural products, and the strategies to overcome the same.

According to Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority,

India exported processed fruits worth US$ 381 and processed vegetables worth US$ 252 in April-October 2020-21, According to SBI Eco wrap, India’s share of Agri export is less than 15% of the value added agri products bearing high value.

In contrast, countries like the US & China accounts 25% and 49% of their exports.

All values in US$ million.

One of the reasons for low value addition in India is the failure to live up to the quality parameters set by other nations. This is quite evident in the context of Indian snacks being rejected in US due to high pesticide levels. What happens here are that in most cases, exporters in India source their raw materials from middlemen or mandis without having complete knowledge about which farm the product is sourced from. This variation gives birth to the challenge of meeting rigid food safety requirements of the markets.

Another related issue that the country’s food and beverage industry faces is the multiplicity of testing standards with bodies like FSSAI for imports and domestic market and APEDA and EIC for exports.

Laboratories are the backbone of the inspection and certification activity. In order to test to requirements prescribed by the importing countries, the laboratories should have state-of-the-art equipment and manpower that is qualified and trained to operate such equipment

This difference in standards can create confusion among farmers when it comes to following standards for domestic and external markets and leads to ambiguity in food standards. This is worsened by the fact that there is a lag in implementation of laws and enforcement of safety standards and the ill-equipped state of these testing labs.

In addition to this, there are many technological and logistical barriers that the sector faces. There is a lot of scope for Research & Development in agriculture w.r.t development of better quality high yielding seeds; an efficient plant disease forecast system and effective post-harvest management. This is attributed to the low expenditure on R&D as a share of agricultural GDP in India (0.30%) in comparison to China (0.62%), USA (1.20%), Brazil (1.82%) or even South Africa (3.06%).

Logistical challenges dearth of cold storage, shortage of containers are impacting the performance of the sector, Transportation and logistics constraints are hurting export of perishable food items in India.

Adding value:

India, being a leading producer of fruits and vegetables, must play to its strength and leverage agricultural bounty by adding value to its produce. The government of India has recently taken positive steps in prioritizing lending to food processing units, it has also invited FDI for establishment of mega food parks, but there is still a room for improvement.

The government need to work with different shareholders starting from farmers to ensure quality produce, Better storage and processing know-how, technology need to be shared to the farmers, producers which shall enable them to process and store their produce. There is need for set up of food testing laboratories at every village to facilitate farmers and producers for maintaining quality and traceability of their produce.

Horticultural of fruits & Vegetables:

Horticultural perishable crops include fruits, vegetables, flowers & ornamentals. Fruits and Vegetables can be marketed in the fresh form or as minimally processed products. Vital to maintaining their quality and maximizing their life span is careful and minimal handling and Proper temperature management. In general, there is no post-harvest technology for improving the quality of a commodity once it is harvested. This facility is referred to a sap packing-shed, a pack-house or a packing-house.

Changes in the marketing structure for fresh produce and the growing consumer demand for fresh produce that is safe and of good quality, means there is a need to focus on the implementation of good practice in fresh produce supply chains.

Higher ROI through higher produce prices that can be justified by the improved quality of the commodity.

● Higher ROI by reduced costs of handling and packing.

● Increased demand for the produce.

● Reduced post-harvest losses.

Growers:

Large farmer will find it necessary to perform packing-house operations in a central facility prior to marketing their produce. Cluttered produce generally bring slower prices because it is of mixed quality and may have a shorter life span .The cost of additional sorting and grading must, therefore, be covered by buyers. A packing-house becomes even more important when markets demand quality produce.

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