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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Nut roasting system

Nut roasting system

Nut processing facilities often need to enhance their product's flavor while ensuring consistency in quali…

Cocoa nibs pre-grinder for high fat seeds and nuts

Cocoa nibs pre-grinder for high fat seeds and nuts

In chocolate production or when processing high-fat seeds and nuts, ach…

Nut and seed pre-grinder

Nut and seed pre-grinder

When processing roasted nuts and seeds with high fat content, achieving uniform particle size distrib…

Universal mill for grinding nuts and seeds

Universal mill for grinding nuts and seeds

When producing smooth and tasty pastes from nuts and seeds, challenges such as l…

Optical sorter for nuts or dried fruits

Optical sorter for nuts or dried fruits

When handling large volumes of nuts or dried fruits, ensuring product quality and fo…

Optical sorter for grains, coffee, nuts, and plastics

Optical sorter for grains, coffee, nuts, and plastics

Sorting grains, coffee, nuts, or plastics effectively and ensuring p…

Optical sorter for coffee, grains, nuts, and plastic flakes

Optical sorter for coffee, grains, nuts, and plastic flakes

Ensuring the highest purity of coffee, grains, nuts, and plas…

Ball mill for chocolate, cocoa, and nut products

Ball mill for chocolate, cocoa, and nut products

In industries such as chocolate and confectionery, achieving consistent fi…

Chestnut processing line for fresh market

Chestnut processing line for fresh market

Preparing chestnuts for the fresh market involves multiple steps to ensure they a…

Vertical chestnuts dryer

Vertical chestnuts dryer

When processing chestnuts for flour production, achieving uniform drying while maintaining product qu…

Chestnuts steam peeling system

Chestnuts steam peeling system

When processing chestnuts, efficient peeling is essential to ensure high-quality end products.…

Chestnut sterilisation system for parasite control

Chestnut sterilisation system for parasite control

When processing chestnuts for commercial distribution, ensuring the eli…

Continuous nut roaster for large-scale nut processing

Continuous nut roaster for large-scale nut processing

When processing large quantities of nuts or seeds, achieving consist…

Batch roaster for nut processing

Batch roaster for nut processing

In the nut processing industry, achieving consistent and uniform roasting is crucial for max…

Granulator for nut processing

Granulator for nut processing

When handling nuts for various processing applications, achieving consistent granule size can b…

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 …

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…

Vertical dosing and filling solution for confectionery packaging

Vertical dosing and filling solution for confectionery packaging

In the confectionery industry, handling various product …

Conical screw cooker for food production

Conical screw cooker for food production

In the food production industry, achieving efficient mixing, cooking, and sterilizi…

Snack food fryer with consistent thermal fluid heating

Snack food fryer with consistent thermal fluid heating

In large-scale snack food production, achieving consistent color an…

Rotary can filler for dry free-flowing products

Rotary can filler for dry free-flowing products

Packaging operations in the food industry often require efficient systems t…

High volume rotary dryer roaster for continuous drying

High volume rotary dryer roaster for continuous drying

In industrial food processing, achieving uniform drying and roastin…

Ambient air cooling system for food products

Ambient air cooling system for food products

In food production, it's crucial to rapidly cool products to stop cooking and …

Drum dryer for animal feed

Drum dryer for animal feed

In the production of animal feed, achieving uniform drying is critical, especially for robust food…

Rotary drum dryer for robust food products

Rotary drum dryer for robust food products

When drying robust food items like nuts, tubers, or pomace, ensuring thorough ve…

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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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