
In
some countries non dairy creamer / coffee whitener is used for whitening of
coffee or tea.
Non dairy creamer / coffee whitener normally consist of :
- Maltose syrup - 60 to 64.5%
- Corn / Palm Oil - 30.8 to 35%
- Sodium Caseinate - 2.1 to 2.5%
- Emulsifying agent - 0.05%
- Moisture - 2.5%
The final specification of coffee creamer which is instantly soluble free
flowing white powder are as under
- Moisture - 2.5 to 3.0%
- B.D - 0.35 to 0.5 g/cc
- Mean particle size - 150 µ (micron)
- Solubility index - 0.1 to 0.5
The manufacturing process has the following steps
- Mixing of ingredients
- Homogenization of mixture
- Spray drying
Plant operations
The canisters, stacked in layers on a pallet, are placed on a rotary
table that discharges into a downward chute made of twisted metal rods.
The worker can manually place a scoop into each canister as it passes on
through the conveyor. The row of cans pass beneath a rotary auger filler set
to deposit the correct quantity of coffee. After filling, the canisters pass
through a can seamer that applies a metal bottom. This is followed by a
ink-jet coder that prints the manufacturing date to the metal bottom.
After this, the twister sets the canisters upright on the conveyor that are
conveyed to an applicator for plastic overcaps. Side belts move the cans
through the unit and the over-caps are fixed on the top portion of the foil
membrane. Finally, the cans are delivered to a rotating accumulation table.
Starch, Glucose & Its Derivatives
Starch can be produced from various starch containing materials like
maize, cassava / Tapioca roots, potatoes, wheat, rice etc. There are
different technologies for each raw material for recovery of starch. Starch
is mostly used for industrial purposes. Starch is tailor made to meet the
requirements of the end users by changing reaction condition (Temp, pH,
additives) and strict process control. These specialty products are called
modified starch. Modified starch has improved qualities in the starch and
used for different industrial uses.
Being a pure renewable natural polymer starch has many applications. Its
significance as a polysaccharide being able to breakdown into their
monomeric and or oligomeric components leading to production of Dextrose,
glucose, fructose, maltose & sorbitol. In fact starch has become an
important material for the sweetening industry, which was otherwise relying
upon sugar cane and beet sugar.
The most common uses of starch is in the following industries:
- Food industries as glucose, dextrose, fructose, sorbitol,
maltodextrene filler and sweetener.
- Paper industry for sizing, pulp making & surfacing.
- Textile industry for pointing & finishing.
- Ceramic Industry as binder.
- Adhesive & Abrasive industry as major ingredient.
- Rubber industry as filler.
Production of Starch from Maize
Production of Starch Saccharides