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Processing

Powder Technology Boost

for New Snack Flavors

nnovative powder and oil
application technologies
Ideveloped by UK-based Spice
Application Systems (SAS) are
leading the way in helping food
companies deliver new snack

flavors to market.
SAS has been working closely with
food processors in Scandinavia and supplied our complete electrostatic product, creating an electrostatic
the Middle East as they produce systems, including in-feed trays, charge which then ensures an
new ranges of energy snacks and screw feeders, drums and our unique all-over coating, guaranteeing a
vegetable-based snacks. electrostatic oil spray heads. minimum 98% coverage. A control

Both companies are using the “The feedback from both customers panel measures exact quantities

of flavoring and helps to ensure
electrostatic systems to ensure has been excellent and we’re consistency. The system promises
they maximize flavor and taste delighted to have played an integral to dramatically reduce powder

and minimize powder drop-off and part in helping them get their new wastage, helping to keep costs down,
wastage. products to market.” and it also means any powder residue
Peter King, founder of Spice In Scandinavia, consumers are in the air is minimal, leading to
Application Systems, said: “More nowenjoying new-style energy- both cleaner equipment and a more
and more food processors like these boosting snacks pumped full of pleasurable working environment.

are now realizing the benefi ts of flavor; while in the Middle East, the A recognized leader in the
electrostatics, which can transform customer wanted to strengthen the development of electrostatics for

the application of liquids and natural flavors of its new mushroom the food sector, SAS has a portfolio
powders to many different types of vegetable snacks by adding extra of different spray technologies for
snacks and other foodstuffs. mushroom powders. different products.
“Working with both companies, we SAS’s electrostatic equipment All SAS’s spray heads can be
carried out a series of trials and atomizes the oils and powders as retrofitted onto existing production

once these were successful, we they are sprayed onto the snack lines or provided on new equipment.

Food Marketing & Technology 26 September 2020