Juice Processing Presentation SNV PUM

Juice processing Can be divided into Processing using mechanical power Processing mainly using enzymes Both processing systems are available and used in Uganda

Juice Processing Difference: Mechanical requires higher investments and higher power consumption Enzyme treatment implies additional operational costs for using enzymes Enzyme treatment results in higher yields. Different enzymes or enzyme cocktails can be utilized, up to liquifacting enzymes, that theoretically can result in very high yields Enzymes can change taste slightly, which does not automatically imply the quality is lower.

Juice processing Since both processes are available in Uganda I don’t intent to mention too much about it except give some idea’s about products that I did not find at the Ugandan market yet.

Juices I have seen pasteurized and sterilized juices. Even fresh juices squeezed in a supermarket with just three days shelf-life. What I did not see are industrially made fresh juices with three days shelf life, e.g. packed in 3 l cans or bottles for use at home Nor did I see flash pasteurized fresh juices with a shelf- life of about 10 days for better logistics, but with the taste of fresh juice. Also packed in e.g. 3 l cans or bottles. Required investment: flash pasteurisation equipment with cooling and aseptic filling or with hot filling.

Flash pasteurization Gas pasteurizer and plate heat exchanger with automatic temperature control for preserving fruit and vegetable juice.

Filling Hot filling of fruit and vegetable juice in 0.25 – 5 l bottles/cans

PULP Just an idea, because pulp processing is well- known in Uganda How about fruit bars and dices? Would there be a market?

Fruit bars and dices One recipe to show the idea: Mango Pulp (48.8%), Apple Juice Concentrate(32.5%), Apple Pulp(16.3%), Apple Fiber, Lemon Juice and Thickener(Pectin). Also: sugar can be added Processing: Mix, sheet, dry, cut, pack with optional freezing before drying Can be cut into e.g.: Bars Sticks Bits And combined with e.g. nut pieces if desired

Fruit bars, sticks or bits

Combination Would it be thinkable, in the future, to have a professional pineapple/fruit processing plant where fruit is dried and the remaining fruit in the peel and, if applicable, around the stone is pulped and used to process juices or bars?