Application Bulletin AF06
Quadro Comil
 

TOFU (SOYA BEAN CAKE) DELUMPING

 

Background/Requirement

A large soya bean product producer approached Quadro with an application to make a smooth, lump free cream from 1 inch (2.5 cm) cubes of tofu. The cream would then be used in the preparation of various tofu/soya bean confectionary products. A capacity of 200 lb/hr (90 kg/hr) was required.

Comil Performance

The Comil produced a lump free, very fine tofu cream (resembling mayonnaise) at a rate of 180 pounds per hour (80 kg). It was also found that various flavour, colour and preservative powders could be mixed with the Tofu while feeding to the Comil providing a homogeneous dispersion throughout the tofu cream. By installing larger screens and slower speeds (done very quickly and easily with the Comil), ingredients such as fruit pieces could be blended into the tofu cream with minimal destruction to the pieces themselves

Summary

Due to the Comil’s sanitary design, low maintenance, cleanability and ability to handle wet, sticky and hard to handle products in a gentle manner, it is ideally suited to applications in the Dairy and Soya Bean Product Industry. Yogurt products can be treated in a similar manner.