Guava processing

Washing and sorting

Guavas are automatically fed to the processing line
Sorting station Selinox
Washing basin InoxAll in a plant we've installed in Kenya

Pulping and treatment

Scraped surface heat exchanger allows to inactivate the enzymes. The heated pulp is refined and then processed by a centrifuge.

Internal view of the Bertuzzi Chopper model 6
scraped surface heat exchanger
SuperCreamer refiners
Plate centrifuge

Sterilization and filling

The guava puree, concentrated or natural single strenght, can be sterilizied or pasteurized depending by the specific request of the application, by a tube-in-tube heat exchanger.

Once sterilized the product can be filled in aseptic bag in drums or in box thanks to Bertuzzi Aseptic Fillers.

Tube-in-tube sterilizer model STTC
Our aseptic filler Aseptica Prima is suited for filling bags-in-drums, bags-in-boxes. the unit is integrated with Aseptic Tank.
Aseptic filler Aseptica Prima during operation
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Cleaning of the plant

All Bertuzzi lines are designed according to the international food grade requirements and to be fully cleanable by exploiting integrated cleaning procedures and systems or centralized and fully automatic CIP system. The Bertuzzi CipMatic is specifically designed to guarantee a perfect and efficent CIP of the fruit processing plants.

The CipMatic model 3.000/2 ready for shipment
a CipMatic 1.500/3 installed on a fresh fruit processing line