Nowadays the avocado fruit is widely regarded as an important fruit for its nutritional values, as it is rich in vital human nutrients. Considering it contains high oil content, then the avocado oil can be extract and used in different industries. The traditional processes yield a grade of oil that needs subsequent refining and is mainly used in the cosmetic industry, cold-pressed avocado oil (CPAO) to be sold as edible oil for salads and cooking.
Processing of Avocado oil (CPAO)
Avocado Washing → Sorting → Pupling → Malaxing → Decanter → Vertical Centrifuge → Store
Avocado washing machine:
Bubble washing machine to remove the avocado surface dust and working as water dripping
Sorting machine:
Sort out the ripped avocado and unqualified types
Pulping machine:
Make the avocado into paste and separate the skin and stone
Malaxing machine:
Also called kneading machine, by adding soft water and with high temperature, get more oil from the paste.
Decanter separator:
By adding hot water,via the decanter centrifugal,will get oil,water and solid.
Disc centrifuge:
The material from the decanter still with a certain amount of water and solid ,this machine is for get pure oil further.