A fruit processing apparatus 8 includes a chute 10 through which fruit 12 travel form a supply source and into one of a series of holding cups 14 positioned around the perimeter of a first rotating indexing delivery carousel 16. A second rotating indexing delivery carousel 18 is located side by side the first delivery carousel 16 and also includes a series of cups 14 positioned around its perimeter. Two corresponding holding cups 14 from the rotating delivery carousels 16 and 18 close towards each other to cooperatively form a cavity to retain the fruit 10 therein. A small separation remains between the two cups 14 through which passes a splitting device 20 for splitting the fruit in two sections or halves 12A, with one section/half remaining within each of the two cups 14. A pitter 24 in the form of a plunger projects forwardly through the fruit husk and against the fruit pit to eject the pit from the fruit. A rotating indexing removal carousel 30 is positioned adjacent each of the delivery carousels 16 and 18. A series of radially outwardly projecting removal screens 32 are positioned around the perimeters of the removal carousels 30. The removal screens 32 are configured to press into the fruit halves 12A disposed in the holding cups 14 to force the fruit pulp out through the screen openings 34, thereby to extract the fruit pulp from the husk 36 in the form of cubes 38 or other desirable shapes.

A fruit processing apparatus 8 includes a chute 10 through which fruit 12 travel form a supply source and into one of a series of holding cups 14 positioned around the perimeter of a first rotating indexing delivery carousel 16. A second rotating indexing delivery carousel 18 is located side by side the first delivery carousel 16 and also includes a series of cups 14 positioned around its perimeter. Two corresponding holding cups 14 from the rotating delivery carousels 16 and 18 close towards each other to cooperatively form a cavity to retain the fruit 10 therein. A small separation remains between the two cups 14 through which passes a splitting device 20 for splitting the fruit in two sections or halves 12A, with one section/half remaining within each of the two cups 14. A pitter 24 in the form of a plunger projects forwardly through the fruit husk and against the fruit pit to eject the pit from the fruit. A rotating indexing removal carousel 30 is positioned adjacent each of the delivery carousels 16 and 18. A series of radially outwardly projecting removal screens 32 are positioned around the perimeters of the removal carousels 30. The removal screens 32 are configured to press into the fruit halves 12A disposed in the holding cups 14 to force the fruit pulp out through the screen openings 34, thereby to extract the fruit pulp from the husk 36 in the form of cubes 38 or other desirable shapes.

The invention relates to process for converting berry and/or fruit materials to fractions comprising bioactive compounds, said process comprising the steps, where at least one berry material or fruit material selected from berries, fruits, by-products, side streams and waste materials originating from berries or fruits, and any combinations thereof is sieved whereby a seed fraction is separated from a skin fraction, the seed fraction is subjected to sanding and a seed coat fraction comprising surface layer of the seeds and a sanded seed fraction comprising the sanded seeds are obtained.

The invention relates to process for converting berry and/or fruit materials to fractions comprising bioactive compounds, said process comprising the steps, where at least one berry material or fruit material selected from berries, fruits, by-products, side streams and waste materials originating from berries or fruits, and any combinations thereof is sieved whereby a seed fraction is separated from a skin fraction, the seed fraction is subjected to sanding and a seed coat fraction comprising surface layer of the seeds and a sanded seed fraction comprising the sanded seeds are obtained.

A method and device for producing a hollow cylindrical, edible container composed of a vegetable item or fruit item (10), in particular of a cucumber, courgette or the like, which can be filled with a filling. The device has a centring means (11) for centring and fixing the fruit item (10), a hollowing-out means (21) for removing the core of the fruit item (10) and forming an internal cavity, and a peeling device for removing the outer shell of the fruit item (10).

Provided is a processed citrus fruit item in which the super surface layer of the peel of a citrus fruit is removed at a thickness at which the oil sacs in the peel are not destroyed, whereby the processed citrus fruit item has reduced bitterness while containing a wealth of flavor components.

Provided is a processed citrus fruit item in which the super surface layer of the peel of a citrus fruit is removed at a thickness at which the oil sacs in the peel are not destroyed, whereby the processed citrus fruit item has reduced bitterness while containing a wealth of flavor components.

An Avocado De-seeder and De-skinner and Method is disclosed. The cutting, deseeding and pulping sequences is conducted by three separate stations along a conveyor system. At a first station, the incoming avocados (including the seeds) are cut into two halves. At a second station, the seed-halves are plucked cleanly from the avocado half without damaging the pulp. At a third station, the skin is removed cleanly from the pulp and discarded. In order to insure that the skin is easily removed and that the pulp is left undamaged, the skin side of the (seeded) avocado halves is heated enough to release the skin, but not so much as to damage the pulp. This heating step is conducted as the de-seeded avocado halves are being conveyed from the de-seeder to the de-skinner.

An Avocado De-seeder and De-skinner and Method is disclosed. The cutting, deseeding and pulping sequences is conducted by three separate stations along a conveyor system. At a first station, the incoming avocados (including the seeds) are cut into two halves. At a second station, the seed-halves are plucked cleanly from the avocado half without damaging the pulp. At a third station, the skin is removed cleanly from the pulp and discarded. In order to insure that the skin is easily removed and that the pulp is left undamaged, the skin side of the (seeded) avocado halves is heated enough to release the skin, but not so much as to damage the pulp. This heating step is conducted as the de-seeded avocado halves are being conveyed from the de-seeder to the de-skinner.

The invention discloses a preparation method of mogroside and a processing device therefor, which relates to the technical field of sweet glycoside preparation. The device includes a collection cabin, a collection pipe, a peeling assembly and a centrifugal separation assembly, wherein the collection cabin is provided with the peeling assembly, the peeling assembly can peel a fresh fructus momordicae, and a peeled pulp enters the collection cabin so that the collection cabin can transport the pulp to the centrifugal separation assembly; the centrifugal separation assembly includes a separation cabin, a disc, a centrifugal cylinder and a filter pipe, wherein the disc is rotatably arranged in the separation cabin, a plurality of the centrifugal cylinders distributed in a circle are fixed at intervals on an outer peripheral side of the disc, the separation cabin being further provided with a liquid injection head corresponding to the centrifugal cylinder.