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roots-tubers-processing
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Starch Extraction
Starch extraction separates starch granules from crushed plant tissue using water, sieves and hydrocyclones. The process recovers starch from potatoes and cereals,…
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Beetroot Processing
Beetroot processing covers washing, cooking, peeling and packing of beetroot into formats such as vacuum-packed cooked beetroot, cubes and slices. Colour retention,…
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Sugar Beet
Sugar beet is grown for industrial sugar production, with roots washed, sliced into cossettes and extracted with hot water in diffusers. Sugar…
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Carrot Dicing
Carrot dicing cuts washed, peeled carrots into cubes of defined dimensions for frozen vegetable mixes, soups and ready meals. Cut precision, colour…
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Root Vegetable Chips
Root vegetable chips are thin slices of beetroot, carrot, parsnip or sweet potato that are fried, baked or vacuum-fried into crisp snacks.…
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Cold-Induced Sweetening
Cold-induced sweetening is the accumulation of reducing sugars when potatoes are stored at low temperature. It causes dark fry colour and raises…
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Glycoalkaloids
Glycoalkaloids such as solanine are natural bitter compounds in potatoes that increase with greening, damage and light exposure. High levels are a…
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Potato Grading
Potato grading sorts tubers by size, typically in millimetre ranges, and removes undersized, oversized and defective tubers. Uniform sizing is required for…
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Potato Storage
Potato storage keeps tubers in dark, ventilated stores at controlled temperature to suppress sprouting and disease. Temperature is set per end use,…
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Tuber Washing
Tuber washing removes soil, stones and field debris from potatoes, beetroot and other root crops using water baths, drum washers or brush…