Cocoa bean peeling machine:
Function: Remove the outer skin of roasted cocoa beans to expose the cocoa beans for subsequent grinding and oil extraction operations.
Working principle: Under natural conditions, the skin and kernel of cocoa beans are closely combined, but after roasting, the skin of the material becomes more crispy. Under the conditions of roller extrusion, the skin will easily separate as the material is broken.
Cocoa sauce grinder:
Function: Grind the peeled cocoa beans into a paste shape to micronize the solids in the cocoa beans to form a uniform cocoa slurry to prepare for the extraction of cocoa butter.
Working principle: Ultra-fine pulverization of solids in suspension in a very short time, relying on mechanical shear force and pressure to overcome the cohesion of the slurry to achieve the purpose of pulverization and dispersion. The particle size of the finished product can reach 125 μm.
Cocoa oil press:
Function: It is the key equipment for extracting cocoa butter. It separates the cocoa butter from the cocoa paste through high-pressure pressing.
Working principle: It adopts equipment suitable for cold pressing and sauce oil extraction, and uses special materials for high-pressure equipment. It can work continuously for 24 hours. It can be suitable for extracting various oils such as sesame, walnuts, cashews, cocoa, etc., with high oil yield, The cake has the characteristics of low residual oil rate.
Temperature and crystallinity tester:
Function: Used to measure the temperature and crystallinity of cocoa butter to ensure the quality of cocoa butter and the stability of the processing process.
How it works: Produces precise and reproducible measurement results. By determining the cooling curve of the cocoa butter, the Bühler Crystallization Index (BCI value) is derived. This value provides clear information on the quality of the cocoa butter and determines whether the cocoa butter is suitable for further processing. processing to avoid potential problems or quality defects during production.