Gold Peg’s Australian designed RotaTherm technology ensures the maximum nutritional benefits of ingredients are maintained. This article was first published in Food & Drink Business May 2021.
When it comes to manufacturing food and beverages for the better-for-you market, or using organic fresh produce, maximising the nutrition of the product is key.
Many cooking systems take 15-30 minutes to bring the entire batch to the required temperature. This extra heat exposure ensures the whole item is heated to the minimum temperature for food safety requirements, however, unnecessary heating may cause damage or deterioration to fresh ingredients, including expensive high quality organic ingredients.
This deterioration and impact undermine the investment and commitment to achieving organic certification.
To maintain these health properties, it is logical for manufacturers to look to methods where products are processed in the most efficient manner to have the least impact on their goodness.
One way to achieve this is to use heat processing that only heats the product for the necessary amount of time.
Meaning, heat the product evenly and quickly, and hold at required temperature for the minimum amount of time, giving organic ingredients the best chance to maintain its goodness.
With Gold Peg’s RotaTherm continuous cooker the product is taken to temperature in 10-15 seconds, held at that temperature as required – from a few seconds to a few minutes (product dependent) – and then cooled.
The RotaTherm process works with homogenous foodstuffs as well as particles (chunks) up to 25 millimetres such as vegetables cubes, sauces, and baby foods.
RotaTherm is an Australian invention, designed and manufactured in Melbourne and exported globally.
Gold Peg has more than 30 cooking solutions for food and beverage manufacturers.
