Spice Extraction: Getting the most out of Spices.

Why Spices?

Herbs and spices are very powerful ingredients for cooking or even health. They also provide powerful health benefits like antioxidants, vitamins, and health compounds.

As consumer preference shifts towards products with natural ingredients and organic flavors, spice extraction will become a viable solution to meet the increasing demand for spices across the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and personal care industries.

The Extraction Advantage

Oleoresins are concentrated natural extracts with active compounds from plants, spices and herbs. These are 5-20 times stronger in flavor than their corresponding spices. During their extraction, fewer low flavor notes are destroyed as opposed to during steam distillation of essential oils.

Moreover, oleoresin oils contain some important flavor notes which are absent in volatile oils. For instance, while black pepper oil contains just the top black pepper notes, its oleoresin contains piperine and other low flavor notes, making it a more effective flavoring agent. Oleoresins are used at 0.1-0.5% in finished products.

Consequently, food and spices companies are inclining towards oleoresin production, thus heightening market growth prospects in the forthcoming decade's forecast period.

Requirements in Extraction

  • Lower adulteration in extraction process.
  • The extracted solvent should have higher bioactive and lower residues.
  • The output should be chemical free.
  • Multiple recipe selection.
  • Clean, safe and Green Technology.
  • Robust process and monitor controlling.
  • Operational safety.
  • Minimal human intervention.

Buffalo Extraction Systems Solution

Three levels of CO2   SCFE equipment

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

System Features

01
Accurate Pressure
Control
02
Consistent Flow
Control
03
Superior Sealing
Technology
04
Unique Extractor
Closure Design
05
Special Separator
Design
06
Proprietary Changeover
Valves

Bringing the Future of Extraction to the World

Our team starts by blending principles with practicalities and continue by connecting proven automation process blocks into a holistic solution.

System Specifications

Parameters Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Single Extractor Volume (Litre) 5 25 100 / 200 / 300
No. of Extractors 2 or 3 2 or 3 2 or 3
Extractors Usage Single Single or Series Single or Series
Pressure Bar (PSI) 350 - 650
(5000 - 9500)
350 - 650
(5000 - 9500)
350 - 650
(5000 - 9500)
Temperature — °C (°F) 70 - 110
(158 - 230
70 - 110
(158 - 230
70 - 110
(158 - 230
CO2   Recirculation Yes Yes Yes
Extractor Changeover Valves Automatic Automatic Automatic
CO2   Pump Flowrate (LPH) 40-80 150 - 350 600 - 3000
Co-Solvent Pump Yes Yes Yes
CO2   Feeding & Recovery System Included Included Included
Available Certifications CE / U / U2
cGMP / ASME
BPE / UL / SIL-3
CE / U / U2
cGMP / ASME
BPE / UL / SIL-3
CE / U / U2
cGMP / ASME
BPE / UL / SIL-3
Area Required* (m/ft) 4.88 x 1.37 x 2.44 /
16 x 4.5 x 8
8 x 2.8 x 5.6 /
26 x 27 x 18.5
8 x 2.8 x 5.6 /
26 x 27 x 18.5
* All systems can be customized based on the factory layout

Recent Projects

Pilot Scale Extraction System
  • Research for Herbal products Extraction
  • Capacity: 20L
  • Pressure Rating: 650 bar
  • Industry: Herbal Pharma Products
  • Location: India
Production Scale Extraction System
  • Essential Oil Extraction Plant
  • Capacity: 300L
  • Pressure Rating: 350 bar
  • Industry: Essential Oil
  • Location: Indonesia

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