Several basic conditions for the application of a food puffing machine

Due to different uses and equipment, food puffing machines come in the following three types:

First, using an extrusion-type food puffing machine to produce small snacks with corn and potatoes as raw materials; second, using an extrusion-type food puffing machine to produce structured protein foods (plant-based meat) with plant protein as raw materials; third, using grains, legumes, or potatoes as raw materials to make staple foods after puffing. In addition to trial-producing direct-heating puffing machines, various puffed foods have been made using refined grain puffing powder.

Food puffing machines, like general food machinery, must not only meet the production conditions required as mechanical equipment but also satisfy the special conditions required for food.

Looking at the development needs of the industry, it can be considered from the following four aspects:

1. Planning suitability. The equipment used by China's puffed food processing enterprises is mainly divided into three scales: large, medium, and small. According to national industrial policies and industry development requirements, the focus is on developing medium and large-scale production, while small-scale production enterprises should be left to survive or perish according to market economic laws. However, the equipment produced by China's puffed food machinery manufacturing industry mainly serves medium and small enterprises, while a large number of large-scale complete sets of equipment are still imported.

2. Safety and Applicability. Safety and applicability refer to mechanical safety, production safety, and food safety in the processing of puffed food. First, mechanical safety refers to the condition where machinery does not cause harm, reducing mechanical risks to a low limit. Second, production safety ensures safe production, industrial hygiene, and the safety and health of employees during production. It regulates people's safe behaviors and the material conditions required for safe production from management, production technology, and equipment usage perspectives. Third, food safety. Dog food production equipment primarily involves aspects such as food hygiene, food quality, and food nutrition.