PLANT BASED DAIRY ALTERNATIVES 2021
Dairy or Plant-based?
SPX FLOW has you covered
To stay ahead of the trends,
nutrition and health product
manufacturers constantly look
for ways to partner with technology
suppliers. Today, that means finding
ways to make healthier, environmentally
friendly, plant-rich diets that also
help manufacturers become industry
leaders.
SPX FLOW’s market research and
our partnerships with dozens of world
leaders in dairy and plant-based
companies, help us create value with
our technology, processes and equipment.
Our UHT technology, for instance,
doubles as a solution for both
dairy products and plant-based food.
We make trials to provide proof of
concept, launch the product and then
scale it up.
There are three pillars of plantbased
innovations primary production,
value creation and consumer
uptake. SPX FLOW creates value for
companies worldwide – from dairy
industry leaders to startups and innovation
houses. We help perfect the
recipes for plant-based foods that
can often be complex. The first step:
understanding the raw material. We
work with beans, nuts, grains and
greens, and we can standardize the
process to grind, blanch, mix or decant
any of the materials. We can also treat
it with enzymes or heat.
At SPX FLOW, we partner with
other disciplines, universities and research
institutes to bring wholesome
solutions to customers. We call it: “Solutions
in the Making.”
There are many critical processes in
making a plant-based UHT beverage.
One of the most critical steps is heat
treatment. Apart from being an important
bacteriological critical control
point, this step also helps stop enzymatic
activities. SPX FLOW has a comprehensive
range of thermal processing
solutions, backed by more than
1,800 references and more than 70
years of experience. The technologies
include direct heating, such as infusion
(SHD) or injection (SDI), as well as indirect
heating, such as tubular (STH),
plate (SIH) or scraped surface heat
exchangers (SSHE).
These heat-treated, plant-based
beverages can be packed in aseptic
packages. Some beverages are for
drinking, and some plant-based juices
can help create other products. Examples
include plant-based fermented
products, plant-based cheeses, plantbased
ice-creams and plant-based
dry ingredients. As this field emerges,
SPX FLOW offers testing facilities at
its innovation centres in Silkeborg,
Denmark, ENIL University, Mamirolle
France and Shanghai, China
Traceability and up-to-mark CIP protocol
is another primary requirement.
The two areas where cross-contamination
can occur are mixing and CIP
stations, so those areas must be separated.
SPX FLOW’s expertise on this
subject can be made accessible with
the right automation, methodology &
CIP program.
SPX FLOW is a brand with extensive
expertise in plant-based products
and 30 years of experience in
the market. We offer state-of-theart
production equipment and process
line solutions for manufacturing
different types of plant-based
fermented products and milk. Contact
us at learn-more@spxflow.com/
www.spxflow.com if you are ready to
ride the plant-based revolution.
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