Patent ID: 9161561
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: A23L,A23N

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for extracting puree, or juice, from a vegetable food comprising: a treatment section for treating said vegetable food and obtaining a treated product; an extraction section in which a rotor is arranged to work in combination with a fixed sieve that has a plurality of holes, in order to separate said product of vegetable origin into a main product comprising said puree, or juice, which passes through said sieve and is discharged via a first outlet, and into a waste material which cannot pass through said sieve and is discharged via a second outlet; an enzymatic inactivation section comprising a heating means that is arranged to heat a product from an initial temperature up to an inactivation temperature obtaining a heated product, and to maintain said inactivation temperature for a determined time; wherein a selection means is provided, arranged to selectively and alternatively direct the treated product exiting from said treatment section towards a hot extraction line where the treated product passes, firstly, into the enzymatic inactivation section and, secondly, into said extraction section to form a final hot-extracted product; or towards a cold extraction line where the treated product passes, firstly, into said extraction section and, secondly, the main product obtained in the extraction section passes into said enzymatic inactivation section to form a final cold-extracted product; wherein the selection means comprises: a first deviation valve arranged downstream of the enzymatic inactivation section to selectively direct the heated product along a collection station of the final cold-extracted product when the treated product is directed towards the cold extraction line, or alternatively towards said extraction section when the treated product is directed towards the hot extraction line; and a second deviation valve arranged downstream of the extraction section to direct selectively said main product towards a station for collection of the final hot-extracted product when the treated product is directed towards the hot extraction line, or towards said enzymatic inactivation section when the treated product is directed towards the cold extraction line.