Direct Uht treatment for liquid foods
Optimize aseptic production with advanced UHT technology to preserve nutritional value, flavor, and quality in diverse liquid food applications, ensuring premium product output with high flexibility and minimal heat impact.
Sterilizes and Preserves Liquid Food Products
The Tetra Pak® Direct UHT unit delivers a flexible and efficient sterilization solution for diverse liquid food production. This unit features direct steam injection and infusion, maintaining product quality by applying minimal heat load, thus preserving taste and nutritional value. Suitable for a broad range of applications, from dairy to plant-based beverages and sauces, it supports high-capacity, continuous operations. Capable of handling up to 45,000 liters per hour, the system integrates seamlessly with automated PLC controls and provides options for combined heating methods. Its energy-efficient design utilizes a flash cooling system, reducing operational costs and enhancing process sustainability. Constructed with aseptic heat exchangers and available customization options, this unit ensures compliance with stringent food safety standards while offering ease of maintenance through an included CIP system.
Benefits
- Preserves taste and nutritional value by minimizing heat exposure through direct UHT technology.
- Increases operational flexibility, allowing for a wide portfolio of liquid foods in a single unit.
- Reduces energy costs with steam-efficient flash cooling and a separate high-temperature condenser.
- Enhances product stability for shear-sensitive applications, maintaining quality in products like whipped cream.
- Streamlines maintenance and operation with automated CIP systems and customizable heating solutions.
- Applications
- Sauces,Cheese,Other beverages,Tomato products,Whey,Baby food / infant formula,Dairy,Food,Soups,Uht milk,Plant-based drinks,Desserts,Ice cream,Spreads,Still drinks,Flavored and/or value-add milk,Plant-based products,Milk powder,Fruit preparations / jams,Powder,Juice,Nectar,Dips,Plant-based powder,Dressings,Yoghurt / fermented dairy
- End products
- Whipped cream,Brie cheese,Coconut milk,Lemon iced tea,Stilton cheese,Yogurt drinks,Goat cheese,Drinking yogurt with fruit flavor,Almond protein powder,Hazelnut milk,Oat milk,Almond milk,Multivitamin fruit juice,Cooking cream,Cheddar cheese,Salsa,Creamy mushroom sauce,Pear puree for babies,Coffee milk beverages,Hazelnut spread,Protein-enriched milk,Soy protein powder,Pumpkin soup,Chocolate spread,Tomato soup,Soy milk,Cheese sauce,Peach iced tea,Infant formula stage 1,Lactose-free milk,Spinach dip,All-natural fruit jelly,Fruit jam with strawberry pieces,Vegan mayonnaise,Strawberry-flavored milk,Cashew butter spread,Peach preserves,Ice cream bases,Protein shake from whey,Chocolate-flavored milk,Vegetable-based smoothie,Mango nectar,Coconut curry sauce,Rice cereal for infants,Uht-treated cow's milk,Lime-infused water
- Steps before
- Emulsification,Mixing,Pre-heating,Blending
- Steps after
- Cooling,Homogenization,Packing,Quality Inspection
- Input ingredients
- liquid foods,plant-based drinks,dairy products,whipped cream,shear-sensitive products,stabilizers (e.g. starch,Carrageenan)
- Output ingredients
- UHT treated liquid foods,premium UHT products,aseptic products,products with preserved nutritional value,products with minimal taste impact,shear-sensitive products with greater stability,less chemically changed products,products with longer shelf life
- Market info
- Tetra Pak is renowned for providing innovative packaging solutions, specializing in carton packaging for the food and beverage industry. It is esteemed for high-quality, sustainable, and efficient processing and packaging equipment on a global scale.
- Capacity
- Up to 45,000 L/h
- Heating method
- Direct steam injection/infusion
- Temperature range
- 80°C to UHT temperatures
- Cooling temperature
- Up to 72°C outlet water
- Operating cost comparison
- 4-8% higher for infusion
- Automation
- Fully automated CIP
- Homogenizer damper
- Automatic with air cushion
- Heating solutions
- Direct,indirect,or combined
- Product loss
- Low-loss balance tank
- Flexibility
- Over 100 options
- Automation level
- PLC / Full Automation
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Inline Continuous
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Cleaning method
- CIP
- Energy efficiency
- High Energy Efficiency
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Compact
- Discharge method
- Direct/Indirect methods
- Tank size
- Up to 45,000L/h
- Control panel type
- Integrated with automation options
- Heating options
- Steam injection/infusion
- Cooling configuration
- Flash cooling system
- Control panel type
- HMI/Touchscreen
- Integration Possibilities
- Compatible with existing systems
- Heating Options
- Direct,Indirect,or Combined
- Capacity
- Up to 45,000 L/h
- Automation Level
- Fully Automated