1. Description of the tomato sauce processing line:
Tomato sauce/ketchup production line use tomato paste (28-30 Brix or 36-38 Brix) as main raw materials, then use pure water (RO water) to change tomato paste into 20-22brix or 12-14 Brix sauce or ketchup, to increase flavor and shelf life, salt, sugar, vinegar, starch, antiseptic need to be added. After that, we use one blending tank to mix all the ingredients, then through homogenizing, degassing and pasteurizing, we fill the tomato ketchup/sauce into small four sealed bags, tin cans, bottles, doypacks or brick cartons. To extend the shelf life of the tomato ketchup, The filling should be hot filling(85-89℃) as tomato ketchup is rich in nutrients, after hot filling, we use water bath pasteurizer or spray type pasteurizing cooling tunnel to do the secondary pasteurizing, and then cooling tomato ketchup from 80℃ to ambient temperature 30℃, then packing the containers into cartons or shrink package for consumption.
The whole production line includes RO water generating system, hot water generating system, tomato paste transfer system, tomato sauce ingredients dissolving system, tomato ketchup preparation and mixing system, homogenizing, degassing and pasteurizing system, tomato ketchup filling machine, tomato ketchup in containers secondary pasteurizing machine and CIP system.
The capacity of the tomato ketchup making machine is from 500L/H-5000L/H available for clients to choose from.
2. Features of tomato sauce/ketchup processing line
Advanced technology and energy saving.
SUS304/316L material,high qualified component of international brand.
Semi-automatic as well as fully automatic system available.
Customized turn-key solution including installation, commissioning at your side.
The finished product quality is excellent, and the color is delicious.
High productivity, flexible production, can be customized according to customer demand.
Complete supervision system, equipped with control room to monitor each processing stage.
Daily output can be clearly revealed.
3. Specification of the tomato sauce/ketchup processing line:
Raw material |
Tomato concentrate paste |
End product |
Tomato sauce/ketchup/mix |
Capacity |
500-5000L/H |
Product consistence |
12-14Brix/20-22brix |
End package |
Can/bottle/back sealed bags/doypacks/stand-up pouch/ PP container |
4. Flowchart of tomato sauce/ketchup processing line
5. End package
6. Reference pictures of tomato sauce/ketchup processing line