METHOD AND PLANT FOR EXTRACTING JUICE OR PUREE FROM A FOOD PRODUCT

摘要

A method for extracting juice or puree from a food product comprises: - cutting the product into slices in an environment under vacuum and retaining the slices in the environment under vacuum for a sufficient time to allow their adequate deaeration; - possible dynamic mixing of the slices, conferring homogeneity of consistency to the pulp; - extracting the juice or puree without heating by means of a known strainer/refiner; - sterilising the juice or puree by integrated enzymatic deactivation. The plant comprises, inside the deaerator (1) and in an environment under vacuum, a device (5) for cutting the product into slices, the slices being then fed to a known refiner/strainer (11) wherefrom exits juice or puree which passes into a steriliser (12) with integrated enzymatic deactivation. The deaerator (1) comprises a baffle (7) so shaped as to maintain for a certain amount of time the slices in the deaerator (1) under vacuum.