Industrial fat extraction system for food and feed analysis
Optimize your laboratory workflow with a versatile fat extraction system, designed to efficiently handle complex matrices, streamline sample preparation, and ensure high precision in nutritional and contaminant analysis across diverse applications.

Extracts and Recovers Fat from Complex Matrices
The FatExtractor E-500 from BUCHI Labortechnik is a versatile and efficient laboratory solution designed for precise fat extraction. This equipment employs interchangeable glass assemblies, enabling you to switch between Soxhlet, Hot, and Continuous extraction methods seamlessly. It excels in robust applications across food, feed, and nutraceutical industries, handling complex matrices like soy milk, vegan burgers, and fish meal. Integrated optical sensors and powerful heating systems ensure reduced time-to-result and augmented sample throughput, making it ideal for laboratories focused on high-efficiency processes. The automated system minimizes solvent consumption and supports solvent recovery with an innovative flange z-seal system, promoting both environmental friendliness and cost savings. Customizable to fit changing needs, it supports the extraction of both solid and liquid samples, making it an essential tool for comprehensive nutritional and contaminant analysis. Compliance with industry standards is implied through precision engineering, facilitating integration into existing lab setups.
Benefits
- Increases sample throughput with automated and interchangeable extraction methods.
- Minimizes solvent costs and environmental impact through efficient solvent recovery.
- Adapts easily to evolving analytical needs with modular glass assembly options.
- Enhances accuracy and compliance with true Soxhlet-based extraction as a reference method.
- Facilitates rapid, reliable analysis for diverse products, reducing overall processing time.
- Applications
- Food,Feed,Nutritional analysis,Contaminant analysis,Fatty acid analysis,Pet food,Dairy alternatives,Residue analysis,Plant-based meat
- End products
- Instant oatmeal,Coconut yogurt,Infant formula,Protein shakes,Peanut butter,Omega-3 supplements,Almond milk,Fat-free dairy alternatives,Canned fish,Fish meal,Plant-based cheese,Snack bars,Soy milk,Granola,Dog treats,Cat kibble,Vegan burgers,Nutrient-fortified cereals,Frozen dairy desserts
- Steps before
- Sample Preparation,Acid Hydrolysis,Grinding,Homogenization
- Steps after
- Fat Analysis,Nutritional Analysis,Residue and Contaminant Analysis,NIR Calibration
- Input ingredients
- food samples,feed samples,pet food,low fat samples,sample matrices
- Output ingredients
- crude fat,total fat,fatty acid composition,residue analysis,contaminant analysis
- Market info
- Buchi is renowned for its expertise in laboratory and industrial solutions, particularly in producing high-quality equipment for chemical analysis and lab processes, known for precision and reliability in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and food industries.
- Extraction method
- Soxhlet,Randall (Hot Extraction),Twisselmann (Continuous Extraction)
- Interchangeable parts
- Glass assemblies for Soxhlet,HE,ECE
- Solvent usage
- Petroleum ether,Hexane,Chloroform
- Automation
- Automated Soxhlet process
- Solvent recovery
- Environmental friendly,detachable bottle
- Heating method
- Powerful heating for reduced extraction times
- Optical sensors
- For level detection and Soxhlet cycles
- Sample adaptability
- Direct extraction of low fat samples,Soxhlet LSV version
- Solvent emission
- Minimal,innovative flange z-seal system
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Automation level
- Automated Soxhlet process
- Interchangeability
- Soxhlet,Randall,Twisselmann
- Solvent reuse
- Re-use with minimal solvent emission
- Sample adaptation
- Adjustable for different sample sizes
- Versatility
- Adaptable to changing needs
- Integration
- Environmental friendly extraction process
- Abrasion resistance
- N/A
- Biological compatibility
- N/A
- Cleanability
- Easy to clean
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Compatible with solvents like Petroleum ether,Hexane,Chloroform
- Density/particle size
- Varies
- Adaptable glass assembly for different sample sizes
- Compact footprint
- Yes
- Interchangeable glass assembly
- Soxhlet,Randall,Twisselmann
- Main glass parts size
- Expandable up to 60%
- Control panel type
- Automated with individual level sensors
- Discharge method
- Automated solvent discharge
- Interchangeable Glass Assembly
- SOX,HE,ECE
- Level Detection Sensor
- Adjustable to Sample Volume