Process Technology

Bullet 9812 8-98

CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF BARBEQUE SAUCE

(With Particulates)
PROCESS DESCRIPTION:
The end product is made by mixing a sauce base stream and a stream containing the garnish. Both streams
are made by transferring the various raw ingredients from storage and mixing tanks to the batching tanks.
Garnish is also added to the appropriate tanks. From the batching tanks the product is heated to cooking
temperature in tubular heat exchangers. After the stream is heated, it is held in the holding/hydration tube for
a timed period, allowing the starch to gelatinize. After holding, the streams are partially cooled to prevent
overcooking, then blended together. The blended product is cooled to the desired filling temperature.

BLOCK DIAGRAM:
Raw Ingredient Tubular Base Horizontal Tubular Garnish Raw Ingredient

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Storage Tanks Coolers Blender Coolers Storage Tanks

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Base Batching Base Holding/ Tubular Garnish Holding/ Garnish Batching
Tanks Hydration Tube Cooling Hydration Tube Tanks

Barbeque Sauce
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Base System Tubular Base Tubular Garnish Garnish System

(With Particulates)
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Product Filler Timing Pump

Timing Pump Heaters Heaters

PROCESS SYSTEM FEATURES:

! Use of tubular heat exchangers minimizes residence time resulting in improved color and flavor.
! Separate lines for sauce base and garnish streams allows proper cooking of garnish and proper end
product consistency with minimum starch requirement.
! Optional homogenization of the raw (local) or cooked (remote) base stream for optimum product texture.
! Greatly reduced maintenance cost due to minimal moving parts.
! Continuous tomato paste standardization available to eliminate solids lost in bags.
! 3A approved and USDA accepted designs yield process that can be completely cleaned in place.
! Programmable logic controls available for repeatable product consistency.
! Optional heating of the final product for hot fill applications.
! Optional Quick-Start, Quick-Stop, regenerative cooling and product recovery designs available.

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR QUOTATION:

! Batching, mixing, holding, and
blending tanks
! Waukesha rotary positive displace-
ment pumps
! WCB triplex timing and centrifugal
pumps
! WCB tubular heat exchangers and
holding tubes
! Hot water heating systems
! Miscellaneous valves
! Control system
! CIP system
PROCESS PARAMETERS:
! Capacities: up to 50 GPM
! Process duty: 80ºF to 190ºF to
desired filling temperature
! Products ________________________________________
! Product flow rate __________________________________
! Product viscosity __________________________________
! Product specific gravity _____________________________
! Product pH _______________________________________
! Particulate size and concentration ____________________
! Product inlet temperature ___________________________
! Desired product holding temperature __________________
! Desired holding time _______________________________
! Desired fill temperature _____________________________
! Electrical service available __________________________
! Steam service available ____________________________
! Cooling media service available ______________________