Thickening agents

Thickening agents

Cutting, grinding, pulverising and mixing for a whole variety of applications.

The manufacture and processing of thickening agents and hydrocolloids such as gelatine, carrageenan, pectin or guar is a complex process and includes highly technical processing steps. Applications for the products are multifarious: desserts, confectionery, sauces, cheese or meat preparations.
To ensure that the typically specific characteristics such as mouthfeel, thickening performance and stability remain constant, the thickening agents must also have a uniform structure.
The Hosokawa Group has a comprehensive fund of expertise in the manufacture and processing of animal and vegetable thickening agents.

Solutions for

  • Gelatin
  • Vegetable thickening agents

Gelatin

Cutting, grinding, pulverising.

The manufacture and processing of thickening agents and hydrocolloids such as gelatine, carrageenan, pectin or guar is a complex process and includes highly technical processing steps. Applications for the products are multifarious: desserts, confectionery, sauces, cheese or meat preparations.
To ensure that the typically specific characteristics such as mouthfeel, thickening performance and stability remain constant, the thickening agents must also have a uniform structure.

  • Uniform particle size
  • Steep particle size distribution
  • Low-dust production
  • Free-flowing powder
  • Smooth process sequence
Fruit gums

Fruit gums

Flan glaze

Flan glaze

Meat preparations

Meat preparations

Vegetable thickening agents

Cutting, grinding and pulverising carrageenan, pectin & co.

The sales figures for vegetarian and vegan food components have been constantly increasing for years. The trend towards vegetable alternatives is also noticeable for thickening agents. These, however, still need to fulfil customer requirements such as process and product stability. Carrageenan, apple pectin, citrus pectin, guar, gum arabic, gellan gum or also agar-agar need to be comminuted so that they can be integrated easily into existing production systems and product recipes.

 

  • Uniform size reduction in the preliminary process
  • Cool pulverisation for gentle processing
  • Uniform particle sizes <250µm
  • Sharp top cuts
  • Low-dust production
  • Free-flowing powders
  • Smooth and efficient process sequence
Vegeterian fruit gums

Vegeterian fruit gums

Dips, sauces, desserts

Dips, Sauces, Desserts

Milk and milk substitute preparations

Milk and milk substitute preparations

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