Cocoa nibs and malt roaster
Achieve precise roasting, sterilization, and taste control of cocoa and malt with adaptable heat transfer methods, enhancing flavor while optimizing energy efficiency in your production process.

Roasts, Sterilizes, and Monitors Cocoa and Malt
The Tornado Roasting System by Bühler Group delivers precise roasting, sterilization, and taste control for cocoa and malt applications. It combines conductive and convective heating to provide extensive flexibility in roasting parameters, ideal for producing cocoa powder, chocolate, and malted products. The HydroKen sensor allows real-time moisture monitoring, optimizing roasting time and flavor profiles while enhancing energy efficiency by up to 20%. With its continuous high-speed operation, it efficiently processes solid granules in a flow-integrated manner, making it indispensable for food manufacturers aiming to ensure quality and consistency. The system is designed for easy integration into existing production lines, features durable construction with optional customization, and caters to stringent food safety standards.
Benefits
- Enhances flavor precision and consistency with integrated moisture monitoring.
- Boosts energy efficiency by up to 20%, lowering operational costs.
- Provides flexible roasting profiles for diverse product offerings.
- Facilitates seamless integration into existing production lines.
- Supports continuous operation, increasing overall production capacity.
- Applications
- Cocoa,Compounds,Malt,Bars,Chocolate mass
- End products
- Cocoa powder,Milk chocolate,Compound chocolate багс,Chocolate coating,Chocolate bars,Malt extract,Dark chocolate,Malted barley flour,Malted milk balls
- Steps before
- Dehulling,Grinding,Conditioning,Dough prep,Extrusion,Shaping
- Steps after
- Sterilization,Cooling,Buffering,Filling,Decorating,Packing,Palletizing
- Input ingredients
- cocoa nibs,malt
- Output ingredients
- roasted cocoa,roasted malt
- Market info
- Buhler is renowned for manufacturing advanced process solutions for food, feed, and advanced materials. They are highly regarded for their innovation in milling technology and equipment quality.
- Heating type
- Conductive and Convective
- Energy efficiency
- Up to 20% improvement
- Temperature control
- Precise adjustment
- Moisture control
- Real-time monitoring
- Roasting time
- Adaptable
- Working mechanism
- Conductive and convective roasting
- Integrated steps
- Roasting,sterilization,and taste control
- Automation level
- Real-time monitoring with HydroKen sensor
- Energy efficiency
- Improved up to 20%
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Compact
- Heating method
- Conductive and convective
- Drum design
- New performance drum
- Control panel type
- Advanced monitoring
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen
- Integration possibilities
- SCADA / PLC integration
- Roasting parameters customization
- Time,temperature,moisture level