Food extrusion entails a bioreactor system that pushes several mixed ingredients through a narrow, shaped opening, known as a die (Lisch and Launay 1893) to form various products, referred to as extrudates (Berek, 2009). Hot, cold, co-extruded, and steam-induced...

Thanks to the advancements in the field of pet food extrusion, consumers around the world are becoming far more specific with what they want. Over the past many years, terms like natural and organic have been increasingly common among pet food buyers. However, pet...

Food extrusion involves processing several ingredients, forcing them to flow under a predetermined pressure through various conditions, such as shear, mixing, and heat application. The melted mixture passes through a ‘die’ or perforated plate which is typically...

Food and feed processing are vast processes that entail many different complex pieces of equipment that have their own distinctive uses and provide their own unique advantages. One such important processing equipment is a hammer mill. Let’s find out exactly what a...

If you’re in the food processing business, you’d know how much important it is to make sure that your products are always top-quality and your business doesn’t have any lapses in quality control during the processes. For food manufacturers that deal in rice, seeds,...

The food industry has seen massive growth over the years. The total revenue in the snacks industry is at a whopping US$449,000 in 2021 globally. Whether that’s down to a growing population or changes in eating habits and preferences, there’s no doubt that snack items...

Feed extrusion was first developed over a century ago when steam and pressure were used to produce feed. Since then, extrusion machines have progressed to achieve a wide range of production outcomes and using an assortment of technologies. When it comes to feed...

The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated global concerns over food shortage, leaving the world in an unprecedented hunger crisis. The United Nations World Food Program’s (WFP) director warned in January 2020 that “the worst is yet to come”, as over 260 million people...

Extrusion technology has been making waves in the food production arena for some time now. We know that it can enable the production of a great variety of products in mass amounts, and in desired shapes and textures. It allows for a seamless, continuous process, which...