Food Science and Technology Pilot Plant

CTA service
Kind of infrastructure
Singular equipments
Typology
Testing /metrology/ processes
University
Zaragoza (UNIZAR)
Application / Industrial sector
Agrifood
Description of equipment

Singular infrastructure equipped with food processing equipment; physical-chemical, process and microbiological analysis laboratories; sensory analysis room and demonstration kitchen; and other complementary infrastructure.


The processing room has lines for the production of:
• Milk and dairy products, such as yogurts, cheeses and butter
• Raw, cured and cooked meat products
• Wines
• Bakery and cakes
• Oil
• Fresh-cut vegetables


It also has general use equipment such as:
• Freezing tunnel
• Solid/liquid extractor
• Autoclave and sealer, for the production of canned food
• Ultrafiltration equipment
• Dehydration tower
• Packaging machine with modified atmospheres, etc.


The Plant has two officers and a laboratory technician with exclusive dedication, as well as the collaboration of more than 15 University Professors, specialists in various aspects of Technology, Engineering, Microbiology, Hygiene and Biochemistry of Foods, experts in: Technologies of food preservation, Science of meat, milk, fish, wines and vegetables.

Location
Institute
Agri-Food Institute of Aragon (IA2)
Department
Faculty of Veterinary Science
Features
Others tipologies
Biology / genomics / proteomics
Prerequisites
None
Technicians
3
Equipment list
See description and other relevant information:
Analytical equipment:
Texturometer
Rheometer
Colorymeter
Vicosymeter
Soxhlet
Kjendahl
Oxybaby
Thermocouples and data logger
Microtrac
Sample preparation
Depends of the technique/equipment/process
Deployment of the results
Depends of the technique/equipment/process
Approximate time for the results
Depends of the technique/equipment/process
Price list
https://ppcta.unizar.es/sites/ppcta/files/users/guiceb/tarifas.pdf
Possibility of on-site measurements
Yes
Other relevant information
https://ppcta.unizar.es/instalaciones/salaprocesoslineasproduccion
Contact
Person name
Guillermo Cebrián
Email
guiceb@unizar.es
Phone
+34876554127