Nut Processing Equipment

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A fresh salad with a walnut oil dressing or a peanut butter sandwich? A bag of roasted cashews or a pack of almond cookies? The common thread among these tasty treats is nut processing equipment. Not all nut ingredients are indeed nuts, botanically speaking. But the machinery that transforms shelled fruits, legumes, and drupes into fried snacks or a paste is similar. As for the food products, there is a nut recipe for every mood and occasion.

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Industrial Nut Roaster

Industrial Nut Roaster

Moisture considerably depletes the shelf life of nut products. At the same time, however, manufacturers…

Frying line for nuts

Frying line for nuts

Frying is one of the most common preparation methods for nut snacks. Oils bring out distinctive flavors, …

Peanut frying line

Peanut frying line

Fried peanuts are a very popular snack around the world. If you are looking to start a nut processing plant…

Continuous, automatic coating machine for peanuts

Continuous, automatic coating machine for peanuts

If you are in the peanut processing industry, bringing out delicious var…

Small scale linear sieve for nuts

Small scale linear sieve for nuts

Removing dust and grading grains is an important part of producing a high quality chopped …

Small scale nut chopping machine

Small scale nut chopping machine

Many confectionery and bakery products use nuts as a key ingredient or decoration. The abili…

Entry-level infrared nut drying machine

Entry-level infrared nut drying machine

For small scale production of cocoa beans and nuts, the use of traditional toasters …

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Small scale nut grinder

Small scale nut grinder

Many confectionery and bakery processes rely on the uniform grinding of raw ingredients such as nuts, …

Compact cylindrical roaster for beans, nibs and nuts

Compact cylindrical roaster for beans, nibs and nuts

Roasting times and temperature can vary depending on the type of prod…

Nut dicer

Nut dicer

Dicing nuts can generate a large volume of wasteful and messy powdered nut residue.

Industrial nut grater

Industrial nut grater

Pressure from the grinding process can cause damage to food products as well as induce unwanted heating …

Nut and cheese grater

Nut and cheese grater

Smearing, clumping and crumbling are common problems when cheese and other soft textured foodstuffs are …

Nut roaster

Nut roaster

Nut roaster that guarantees a high-quality roasting of nuts and seeds with a batching capacity of 40 and 120 kg, de…

Mpac Alisio casepacker for food

Side Load Case Packer For Packaged Food

Accuracy is a primary concern for case-packing pre-packaged foods such as milk or pr…

Industrial melter for chocolate rework

Industrial melter for chocolate rework

Wastage or out-of-specification products are not uncommon in the chocolate manufactur…

Semi-automatic case packer for chip bags

Semi-automatic case packer for chip bags

In small to medium scale production units, packing items manually can consume a lot…

Leak testing machine

Leak tester for pouches and MAP packaging

Nuts are packed with unsaturated fatty acids, which means they are prone to oxida…

High speed can seamer

High speed can seamer

Tin plate thickness for cans has gradually reduced over the years, which makes it a hassle to use new ca…

Filling and weight checking machine for food cans

Filling and weight checking machine for food cans

Making sure the right quantity of product is in the packaging can be a p…

Pillow bag vertical packing machine

Pillow bag vertical packing machine

When packaging products such as seeds, cereal, snacks, candies, nuts, tea, dried fruits …

Entry-level high volume package seal tester

Entry-level high volume package seal tester

Manufactured food products need to be packed in gas-filled pouches to ensure th…

Recirculating batch dryer

Recirculating batch dryer

Drying can be the most energy and time-consuming process in the food industry. This can have an eff…

Optical sorter for dried and frozen fruits

Optical sorter for dried and frozen fruits

Dried fruits, frozen fruits, frozen vegetables and nuts present a challenge for …

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Optical sorter for vegetables

Optical sorter for vegetables

In fresh vegetable and fruit production, product quality is key to ensure a longer shelf life, …

Entry level bean-to-bar machine

Entry level bean-to-bar machine

The production of high-quality chocolate from the bean can often be out of the reach of small…

Small scale cocoa beans processing machine

Small scale cocoa beans processing machine

For the highest quality chocolate production, complete control of the entire pro…

R&D roaster for cocoa beans

R&D roaster for cocoa beans

When designing a new chocolate line or experimenting with new ingredients for existing processes,…

Small scale dragee coating machine

Small scale dragee coating machine

Coated dragée products such as Jordan Almonds or hard-coated candies are very popular, bu…

Mini sugar coating machine

Mini sugar coating machine

The coating of grains or nuts with sugar is a popular process in the manufacture of many bakery pr…

Easy to use food processor for gastronomy sauces and pastes

Easy to use food processor for gastronomy sauces and pastes

For the development and production of high quality gastronomy…

Food processor for making fruit jams for pastries

Food processor for making fruit jams for pastries

In a bakery environment fruit jams are often used for the decoration or …

Vacuum cooker for concentrating sauces and purees

Vacuum cooker for concentrating sauces and purees

When producing high quality prepared food, concentrating products for sa…

Infrared rotating drum dryer

Infrared rotating drum dryer

Traditional drying methods are often slow and can actively damage ingredients, reducing the fina…

Wear resistant bends for pneumatic conveying

Wear resistant bends for pneumatic conveying

Bends in pneumatic conveyor lines cause load loss leading to lower flow rates.…

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Precleaning technology is vital nut processing equipment


Harvested tree nuts bring plenty of contaminants into the plant. Before processing them, ensure that the nuts are free from surface pathogens and foreign objects.


Separate the nuts from hollow shells, stems, and other materials using screens of different mesh dimensions. A series of sorters will then calibrate the valuable nuts into equal sizes. Subject the nuts to high-pressure air blowers to rid them of debris and small particle residues.


Add moisture to protect nuts from breakage during processing

Drying the nuts makes them easier to crack. Heating the cleaned lots in a cabinet dryer hardens the shells and facilitates hulling.

But reduced water content makes the meat more brittle and could decrease yield at the end of the processing line. An effective technique is moistening the nuts to soften them and applying gentle heating to harden the shells. The processed nuts can be dried thoroughly after the hulling step is performed.

Accurate hulling is a tough nut to crack

The hulling operation is a delicate step during processing. Nut cracking machinery risks damaging the kernels, leading to wastage or poor quality.

Nut varieties, from peanuts to walnuts, have different shell structures that require specific equipment configurations. The cracking process is performed in two steps. Pre-awning technology first applies gentle pressure to weaken the shell before a second line completes the cracking. Empty hulls are blown into a collection bin and separated from the nuts.

Blanche the nuts to prepare them for peeling


Nuts can be peeled, mainly for further processing, like hazelnuts for chocolate spreads or almonds for marzipan.


Blanche the kernels to relax the skins. Blanching technology subjects the processed nuts to scalding water for a brief period before submerging them in cold water. Finally, pass the nuts through the revolving rolls of a peeler to skin them.


Neutralize enzymes to prolong the shelf life of nuts

Enzymes in the nuts protect them from insect attacks, but they slow down digestion when consumed by humans. Moreover, these proteins accelerate the chemical breakdown of the kernels. Inactivate the enzymes to extend the shelf life of nuts and promote good digestion.

Soaking the lot in water breaks down the phytic acid content and neutralizes the enzymes. This process also helps release nutrients producing higher-quality nuts, especially if you’re packaging raw nuts.

Try alternative coatings to mix up the flavors

Coat the nuts to give them a surprising final taste. Place the roasted nuts in a coating machine where a rotating drum agitates the individual kernels as the sprayer sprinkles the coating ingredient on them.

Everybody knows the salted peanut and the sugar-coated pecans. But alternative coating ingredients create new complex flavors, such as coconut-coated cashews or caramel-coated walnuts.

Use frying technology to produce oil roasted nuts


Nut snacks owe their popularity to their texture. Roasting boosts the crunchiness and crispiness of nuts.


There are two ways of nut roasting: dry roast and oil roast. The first method involves placing the processed nuts in a cooking cabinet or roaster without additives. Oil roasting is usually performed in a fryer, immersing nuts in oils at high temperatures as they absorb the fats.


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