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Maximize cooking oil life for industrial frying

Industrial Frying: How to Maximize Cooking Oil Life

Cooking oil is a key component of food processing, and taking steps to delay its degradation can result in reduced waste, costs, and risk of creating poor tasting food products. In this article, we discuss optimizing cooking oil life in industrial frying applications.

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Utilizing Conveying Systems in Potato Production

Utilizing Conveying Systems in Potato Production

Blake Svejkovsky shares his knowledge of conveying systems and how to apply conveying solutions in potato production lines.

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Namkeen Snacks

Add a Taste of India to Your Snack Food Line With Namkeen Snacks

With a perception from consumers that legume-based snacks are a healthier alternative to other snacks due to a higher nutrient content, snack food manufacturers are looking at the use of legumes as a base ingredient for creative and flavorful snack products.

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Corn Products Processing

A Guide to Processing Corn Products from Raw Corn to Masa to Formed Products

We discuss what is involved in corn preparation, masa making, and corn formation for a myriad of corn-based products, such as tortilla chips, corn chips, taco shells, tostadas, and tortillas.

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Prepared Food Coating Types

Types of Ingredients Used to Coat Prepared Food Products

The coating process has evolved greatly since its commercial introduction with seasoned breading mix for seafood in the late 1930s. Coatings deliver a desirable product appearance, texture, and taste, while locking in flavor and moisture. Today, every food imaginable has been coated, and commercial coating formulations have become more sophisticated and elaborate.

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Coating Application for Prepared Foods

Coating Application Methods to Make Prepared Food Products

Food coating equipment has advanced and improved the way it handles the variety of available coatings and coats all types of products, from fragile to frozen. Food coating application methods vary depending on a variety of factors, and the right machinery will ensure consistent and accurate application for a better product.

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Nut Industry Processing Equipment

Nut Processing Methods and How to Create Exciting and Unique Products

As demand for healthy and more nutritional snacks continues to grow, the variety of value-added nut snack options positioned as a ‘healthier’ option have increased as snack processors look to create unique flavors/recipes, coatings, and blends that brands use to attract consumer attention.

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Packaging Containers

Q&A How Different Product Types and Sizes Impact Metal Detection and X-ray Inspection of Food Products

Increases in product SKU are challenging for manufacturers who want to balance changing and increasing product variety with operational performance. Below is a Q&A with Todd Grube, Heat and Control Inspection Systems Product Manager, North America, on how different product types and sizes on the same line affect foreign object and quality control strategies.

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Ishida X-ray Inspection Systems Blog Article

How to Select the Right X-ray Machine

Consumers expect products that are consistent and of high quality. X-ray technology helps manufacturers effectively ensure product quality within budget. Look for technical performance when evaluating an X-ray machine to trust with your brand’s reputation.

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Customized Potato Chip Fryer Machines

Improve Productivity and Quality with Specialized Potato Chip Fryer Designs

Different chips can require different models of equipment, and equipment requirements can vary greatly. Look for a fryer manufacturer that can meet your specific needs.

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Sustainable Food Systems

Creating a More Resilient and Sustainable Food System

Heat and Control is committed to creating a more resilient and sustainable food system, and a primary area where our R&D teams are exploring is by reducing carbon emissions.

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Horizontal Motion Conveyors Blog Article

A Gentle Revolution: Horizontal Motion Conveying Systems

Blake Svejkovsky, Heat and Control General Manager - Product Handling Systems, recently sat down to explain the impact of the horizontal motion conveyor on the potato chip and french fry industry.

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