From the field to the table: how do they clean seeds in production?

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

In the autumn season, housewives delight their household with a variety of pumpkin dishes: they bake it with cinnamon and honey in the oven, make pancakes from it, make jam and, of course, cook wonderful pumpkin soup, which is so pleasantly warming in the onset of cold weather. Unfortunately, not everyone can appreciate this wonderful product, since pumpkin has a rather specific taste and not everyone likes it. However, its benefits are not only in the pulp, but also in the seeds, which are now becoming especially popular.

Use in cooking

Vegetable oil is prepared from seeds. They can also be sprinkled on baked goods. Pumpkin seeds are ground into a powder, added to desserts and salads, or consumed just like that. So that every housewife can use them in her kitchen, it is necessary to prepare raw materials on a large scale. Next, we will learn about the benefits and how seeds are cleaned in production.

Positive properties

Pumpkin seeds are a treasure trovenutrients. The kernels contain antioxidants, vitamins A, C, D, K, E, some representatives of group B, as well as proteins, fats and carbohydrates. Seeds are rich in minerals, especially zinc, magnesium, phosphorus. Ingestion of pumpkin seeds contributes to the treatment and prevention of many diseases, saturating the body with useful substances, replenishing the lack of calcium in the bones, removing parasites, losing weight and slowing down aging.

How to get pumpkin seeds? Of course, the best way is to grow organic fruit in your own garden. Cut, separate the seeds from the pulp and dry yourself. However, in the conditions of the city and the pace of modern life, this is difficult to do. It is much easier to purchase a small bag of already peeled ones. How is it done?

How pumpkin seeds are cleaned in production

Cleaning on an industrial scale requires a clean production facility that complies with sanitary and epidemiological standards and fire safety. The production of pumpkin seeds involves several stages.

First, the raw material is separated from the pulp and subjected to thorough washing, after which it is dried using heat generators. The next step is double cleaning and sizing of the seeds, i.e. sorting by size. Then they are separated from the husk using a seed crusher. In case of insufficient cleaning, the raw material is reprocessed.

If necessary, the product is fried and then packaged.

Sunflower seeds

Not less thanpopular are sunflower seeds, which are consumed fried or raw. Seeds are rich in phosphorus, magnesium, selenium, potassium, zinc, B vitamins, tocopherol, and do not contain harmful cholesterol at all. Regular consumption of sunflower seeds due to the presence of fiber contributes to the proper functioning of the intestines, has a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin, hair and nails, keeps the whole body in good shape. How are seeds cleaned in production? The process of cleaning sunflower seeds is not much different.

To begin with, they are cleaned of dust and dirt and placed in a special bunker, where they are stored for some time. Then they are sent for calibration and cleaned from the husks on special equipment.