Home Contact Bertuzzi Bertuzzi logo Specialist in fruit processing equipment Coconut processing Coconuts can be processed in a large variety of products: milk, cream, oil, powder, water, copra, dessicated flakes and more. Particularly, coconut water is becoming every day more popular as an healthy beverage and sport drink, since it contains potassium, vitamins A, B1, B2, B5 and C, while it's low in calories and cholesterol free. Bertuzzi manufactures processing equipment for processing coconut milk, cream and water Water: extraction and filtration Coconuts are perforated and positioned to recover water. Extracted coconut water is fed to a filtration system to remove the fragments of the shell originated by the perforation process. The product is extremely sensitive and should be immediately cooled down to 2-4°C in order to avoid microbiological and chemical changes. Milk: kernel chopping and cream extraction Nuts are deshelled, pared and then routed to a chopper that assures a very fine particle size. The chopped kernel is sent to the model ESM or Super helicoidal extractors where the coconut cream is extracted. Chopper Super depulper Water & milk: pasteurization, separation and cooling Water is sent to an integrated pasteurizer, high speed separator and cooling system. The high speed separator allows to decrease the content of oil and to remove the suspended solids, as well to standardize the product. Coconut water is then collected in insulated stirred tanks to ensure that the next sections can be continuously operated. The process sections for pasteurization, separation and cooling for coconut water are used also for coconut milk and cream. If water and milk are processed in the same plant, the same pasteurizer, separator and cooler for water process can be used for cream as well. ThermoFlash plate pre-heater/pasteurizer/cooler High speed separator Refrigereted stirred tanks Water: concentration To concentrate coconut water, LTCD type of evaporator (Low Temperature Concentration Design) is used. The use of rising film plate evaporators ensure the lowest retention time and temperature, and therefore better organoleptic characteristics. Two effects Flashterm plate evaporators Water & milk: sterilization and filling The coconut water (whether single strength or concentrated) shall be sterilized before being aseptically filled. Sterilization can be carried out by an indirect heat exchanger (tubular or plate heat exchanger) or, if food grade steam is available, by a direct heating injection system completed by a tubular heat exchanger. The same process technology described for the water sterilization and aseptic filling can be used for coconut milk and cream. In case of cream processing, the indirect heat treatment is done only by tubular heat exchangers and the milk is homogenized in order to avoid phase separation of water and fat during storage. Sterilflash plate sterilizer is the best choice for low viscosity juices Tubular heat exchanger Direct heating injection system A small bag of coconut water ready for shipping Interested in our products? Every product means different requirements: tell us your requirements, because we do not only supply machines, but solutions. Contact us Learn more Browse our website for further information. Pre/after sale services All our machines and plant solutions Share this page E-mail Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin Last updated October 10, 2016   © 2016 Bertuzzi   Privacy policy Bertuzzi Food Processing Srl - A company of Mazzoni LB Spa - Corso Sempione 212 bis, 21052 Busto Arsizio (Italy) - P.IVA/C.F. 04898430964 - Capitale sociale € 110.000