Why IQF producers should use more types of food processing machinery from the same company?

MALMÖ, Sweden - Feb. 19, 2019 - PRLog -- Transforming fruits, vegetables, seafood, pasta, cheese and others into IQF products doesn't involve only freezing them. In the modern times we are living, much more stages are needed in order to obtain a high-quality end product, which can be sold at a premium price. This is done both to comply with national and international regulations on food safety, which are becoming rougher by the minute, but also to satisfy the customers' evergrowing demand for healthier and more nutritious products.

This being the case, processors must not only use an IQF freezer, but more types of food processing machinery, in order to prepare products before being fed into the tunnel. Since not all the technology and equipment are compatible with each other, processors tend to search for a company which offers a complete IQF Processing Line. Such an example is the Swedish manufacturer OctoFrost, whose full processing line ensures three major benefits: the optimal cooperation between different machinery, a single responsible for service and support, and proportional sizes of individual equipment.

The OctoFrostTM IQF Processing Line consists of the following pieces of food processing machinery:

1. The OctoFrostTM IF Blancher. This food processing machinery helps processors blanch products before freezing them. Blanching means passing fruits or vegetables through hot water for a short period of time, in order to stop the enzymatic process which would otherwise determine a loss of nutrients, texture, flavor, and color. Blanching also has a cleaning function, which removes any potential threat, such as contaminants or bacteria.

2. The OctoFrostTM IF Cooker. This food processing machinery is an innovation created by OctoFrost especially for shrimp, which uses a patented 3 temperature zones, in order to avoid overcooking this seafood and to offer the best possible yield. The IF Cooker is also equipped with a unique rain shower system, which permits the fastest transfer of heat, allowing the most accurate temperature control.

3. The OctoFrostTM IF Chiller. Chilling is the process of rapidly cooling down a product after blanching, in order to prevent excessive moisture loss and to get a quick crust freezing, while limiting dehydration. The OctoFrost food processing machinery for chilling is designed to reach a product core temperature of 5 degrees Celsius or less.

4. The OctoFrostTM IQF tunnel freezer. Last but not least, the IQF tunnel freezer is OctoFrost's signature food processing machinery, being thought of as the most technologically advanced freezer on the market.

It offers frozen food producers four levels of benefits, from food safety, energy efficiency, and high yield to maintaining fruits' and vegetables' natural appearance. It's most famous features are the removable bed plates, which can be easily cleaned outside the freezer, and which use an asymmetrical movement, in order to gently separate products. Furthermore, the fans inside this food processing machinery are custom made, in order to be as efficient as possible and adaptable for each type of product.

In conclusion, using a full processing line is the best solution for IQF producers, and OctoFrost's food processing machinery offer them all the benefits they could wish for, from high-quality products to energy efficiency and food safety.

For more info go to https://www.octofrost.com/