| OBJECT: |
Disperse 11% pregelatinized starch into tomato puree in order to increase puree to sauce consistancy. |
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PROBLEM:
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This type of cold water soluable starch lumps up. Existing low shear not capable of dispersing starch and shearing lumps. |
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SOLUTION:
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Model D-6000 Dispershear installed above horizontal mixing tanks. Starch dispersion is dispersed into water and then gently stirred into puree mixture. |
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AB MIXER:
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Model D-6000 Dispershear
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| BENEFITS: |
Mixing time significantly reduced - - no lumps in final product. High shear hammermill downstream no longer necessary to break up lumps. |