IFFCO believes in “Investing in the future”, and an investment in a pilot plant is an important step to successfully design a product and its scaling up at industrial conditions. The well-engineered IFFCO pilot plant is the heart of our R&D Centre which provide the first prototypes of a product, the critical knowledge of the process conditions and performance on a large-scale plant as important insights. The pilot plant is used to demonstrate and replicate product flow and process efficiency, to validate small-scale assumptions and conditions which can avoid financial, safety and technical risks in industrial units before committing product acceptance, said our R&D Oils & Fats Process Expert, Maricar Quicho.
In the design of specialized oils and fats solutions, the chemical composition and its minor components are responsible for the physical properties, performance in application and its behavior through the shelf life. Hence the refining and the modification process techniques used will define the final attributes of a product. IFFCO R & D pilot plant boasts of different types of equipment for the oils and fats refining, modification processes as well as crystallization and packaging of margarines and shortenings.
During the refining process the oil and fats get suitable for human consumption by removing minor components, moisture and impurities to make the products flavorless, odorless and different in color with the specifications required for specific types of food applications. Different Oils and fats alternatives require unique melting characteristics, texture and crystalline habits depending on their end use, these are achieved using the different modification processes that the pilot plant is equipped for: interesterification, hydrogenation or fractionation, stated our R&D Oils & Fats Product Expert, Mayamol Nichlavose.
IFFCO pilot plant has very specialized process solutions for all kinds of crystallized, and emulsified food products as well as alternatives that require thermal treatment within the dairy, fats & oils and food processing industries. These applications include margarine, shortening, butter blends and cream-fillings for biscuits, etc.
We are a committed solution provider in oils and fats and have established an approach to resolve any concern of our customers regarding our products performance. We offer our technical support to advise on the right conditions to ensure a pleasant end to end experience in partnering with IFFCO.
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