Revolutionizing an industry.
It is a well-known fact that the pomegranate, in addition to its
beautiful appearance and unique flavor, is a rich source of
healthful properties. Yet despite this, the pomegranate has not been
exploited by its numerous potential markets, due to the
labor-intensive process of extracting the delicate juice-filled
arils.
Now Juran, specialists in developing innovative machinery for the
agriculture and food industries, brings you a new automated way of
extracting arils, developed by the Agricultural Engineering
Institute, making the process ultimately fast, easy, and
cost-effective.
The EAP
innovation
The
Juran method for Extracting Arils from Pomegranates, EAP, is fully
automated and highly efficient. In an innovative process, rather
than cutting through the fruit and causing a high percentage of
damaged arils, the EAP mechanism only scores the peel, and uses a
combination of gentle pressure and oscillating air jets to open the
fruit and retrieve the arils.
The process:
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The fruit is fed inverted, either manually or mechanically, onto
a conveyor of open-bottomed circular holders.
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The crowns are cut off and grips lift the fruit onto the next
level conveyor, pressing it down onto corolla-opening knives
that longitudinally score the skin.
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Flexible drums press down on the fruit causing it to open in
segments and eventually to flatten.
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As the fruit is flattened, the arils fall out with the help of
oscillating air jets.
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The untouched and undamaged arils are gravitationally
water-separated from other fruit parts such as peel or membrane,
and ready to be conveyed for packing.
The benefits:
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Efficiency At 95% efficiency, only 3%-5% of arils are damaged,
as opposed to previous industry standards of 20%!
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Labor-saving With only 2 workers, hundreds of pomegranates can
be processed per hour.
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Enhanced product quality Untouched by human hands, undamaged,
rinsed and separated from other fruit parts, the outcome is a
cleaner, purer, more attractive and more hygienic product than
previously obtainable.
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Cost-effective Now that pomegranate arils can be quickly and
efficiently extracted, at lower cost with a higher yield and
improved quality, potential markets can finally take off!
Did you know?
The pomegranate is actually higher in antioxidants that
promote heart health and provide numerous other benefits, than
either red wine, citrus or cranberry juice. With the new EAP system,
the pomegranate can become a major ingredient for pharmaceuticals,
health foods, the consumer market, juice manufacturers and the food
industry:
1. Feed station – Pomegranates enter the EAP system.
2. Peels and other fruit parts are discarded after separation from
arils.
3. The whole arils, fresh-cut and rinsed, can now be conveyed for
packing.
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