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Protein powder making equipment

It took the scientific community almost 70 years to agree on the name ‘protein’ and discard the popular alternative, proteid. But protein powder processing still needed another five decades to be commercialized in the 1950s. Once extraction and purification could be industrialized, protein powder soon became a basic staple supplement.

Which protein powder equipment do you need?

Premium vacuum conveyor

Premium vacuum conveyor

When you have a need to tailor make your conveyor and still have the high requirement on hygiene, e.g.…

Ultrafine pin mill

Ultrafine pin mill

Particularly designed for humid, oily, and greasy products.

Long gap mill

Long gap mill

Ideal for a combined process operation where several process steps are executed simultaneously in one single unit…

In-line continuous blender

In-line continuous blender

When you consider shifting pharmaceutical mixing processes from batch to continuous, accurate in-l…

Conical screw mixer

Conical screw mixer

When you want to mix segregative, free-flowing powders and pastes that require perfect mixing quality and …

Conical screw vacuum dryer

Conical screw vacuum dryer

The conical screw vacuum dryer is particularly suitable for the final drying of powders, granules,…

Flash drying system

Flash drying system

Flash drying refers to the removal of moisture by a stream of hot gas that goes through a stream of small …

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Laboratory horizontal agitated ball mill

Laboratory horizontal agitated ball mill

Tabletop model for the wet grinding of small to ultra-small product batches down to…

High-shear impact mixer

High-shear impact mixer

When you need to mix cohesive powders with liquids or melt binders and require a homogenous end-produc…

Active freeze dryer

Active freeze dryer

Freeze-drying is used for dehydrating high-value products that are too sensitive for conventional drying p…

Laboratory scale active freeze dryer

Laboratory scale active freeze dryer

The laboratory-scale active freeze-drying is used for dehydrating high-value products t…

Laboratory conical screw vacuum dryer

Laboratory conical screw vacuum dryer

The laboratory conical screw vacuum dryer is particularly suitable for the final dryin…

Laboratory high shear impact mixer

Laboratory high shear impact mixer

A Laboratory high shear impact mixer can be used to simulate different processes; from sl…

Miniature scale high-shear mixer

Miniature scale high-shear mixer

When you have a very limited amount of powder available, you can still test your processes w…

Vertical paddle dryer

Vertical paddle dryer

Enable vacuum, atmospheric and pressurized processing of a variety of materials such as powders, filter …

Air dehumidifiers

Air dehumidifiers

When your product or process is sensitive to humidity, using air dehumidifiers may result in substantial sav…

Continuous fluid bed dryer

Continuous fluid bed dryer

In a Fluid Bed, a product or solid is made fluid by an upward moving flow of gas. The mechanical m…

Checkweigher for sachets and sticks

Checkweigher for sachets and sticks

The checkweighers for multiple lanes have a 1.5 times faster response speed and 2 times …

Checkweigher for stand-up pouches

Checkweigher for stand-up pouches

When working with several lines of stand-up pouches, you can benefit from controlling the …

Manual bagger with net weigher

Manual bagger with net weigher

If you are looking for a weigher that is manually controlled for bagging, here it is. It has q…

Manual bagger with gross weigher

Manual bagger with gross weigher

This is a manual bagging set with an electronic gross weighing system to meet international …

Belt dryer/cooler for pellets and granules

Belt dryer/cooler for pellets and granules

Many industries that process materials in pellet, powder, or crumble form need a…

Horizontal vacuum dryer with eccentric agitator

Horizontal vacuum dryer with eccentric agitator

Conventional dryers are inefficient and can lead to significant mechanical …

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Rotary vacuum dryer

Rotary vacuum dryer

Powdered products tend to agglomerate during vacuum drying. This adds an additional step to the production…

Vacuum tray dryer with clean-in-place system

Vacuum tray dryer with clean-in-place system

Cabinet tray dryers can be difficult to clean, making their use difficult for …

Horizontal paddle vacuum dryer

Horizontal paddle vacuum dryer

Agitated vacuum dryers can be difficult to clean which makes them unsuitable for multi-product…

Laboratory-scale vacuum tray drying oven

Laboratory-scale vacuum tray drying oven

Vacuum drying is used to remove moisture from sensitive materials. Drying small bat…

Packaging machine for sealed plastic bags from 250 g to 10 kg

Packaging machine for sealed plastic bags from 250 g to 10 kg

Sealing small quantities of solids or liquids into plastic …

Horizontal form, fill and seal machine for bags up to 10kg

Horizontal form, fill and seal machine for bags up to 10kg

Bagging small quantities of solids or liquids, whether in pape…

Fluid bed dryer and mixer for lab scale

Fluid bed dryer and mixer for lab scale

Designed for pharmaceutical R&D, a lab-scale fluid bed dryer and mixer/granulato…

Fluid bed dryer for lab scale

Fluid bed dryer for lab scale

Fluidised bed drying (FBD) is a common process in the pharmaceutical industry for drying compou…

Fluid bed dryer for production scale

Fluid bed dryer for production scale

Fluidized bed drying (FBD) is a common process in the pharmaceutical industry for dryin…

Economical Pouch Packaging Machine

Economical Pouch Packaging Machine

The side gusset pouch is a popular packaging solution for medium formats, particularly fo…

Milling and drying machine for fine powders

Milling and drying machine for fine powders

When you need to produce ultra-fine powders, the milling and drying process emp…

Case packer machine for pouches

Case packer machine for pouches

Automated case packer machines are a good solution to achieve reliability and to increase the…

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Obtain higher protein purification with chromatography

A critical step in protein powder processing is purification from other biological elements found in the cell. Most purifying techniques apply fractionation methods such as centrifugation followed by decantation.

Column chromatography takes advantage of the physical properties of the protein mixture to offer a powerful purification method. You may either target the protein itself or the other elements in the liquid solution as it percolates through a solid phase.

Perform protein power processing at low temperatures

Animal-derived protein finds optimum stability at a temperature of around 37 °C. However, its behavior changes once it is brought out of the cells, even if the temperature is maintained

Protein extraction yields better results at about 4 °C.  Low temperatures allow greater control of the elements in the solution, while enzymes employed to break up protein perform better in a cooler environment.

Add a buffering component in the solution medium to stop denaturation

Proteins are prone to denaturation once extracted from their natural pH conditions. Protect your extract by adding a buffering component to your solution. Biological buffers with an acid dissociation constant of around 7, such as phosphate, offer good protection.

In addition, reducing agents shield your protein powder processing from oxidation. Dithiothreitol (DTT) or 2-mercaptoethanol are typical reducing agents, but the former shows higher effectiveness.

Soy protein extract delivers complete digestibility

Vegetables are also a good source of protein. Peas, hemp, and rice offer popular alternatives to animal-based protein, but they lack amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize.

On the other hand, Soy protein is the only plant-based alternative that meets all the essential requirements. Soy protein registers the highest score for quality on the Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS).

Insect processing is emerging as an alternative protein source

Agricultural entomology has come to the fore as an efficient protein source. Cricket protein, in particular, has attracted attention for its adaptability to human consumption requirements.

The ecological impact of insect farming is significantly lower than either crop or animal farming. Not only does it require less space, water, and energy, but insects can be reared on clean agricultural by-products such as surplus grains.

Processing steps involved in protein-powder making

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