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Four parts of ~38.81 kg peanut butter from the 2 nd grinding step (See Fig. 4b.1)
Mechanical transfer of 1 part of peanut butter to the cooling tank
1 st addition of vitamin A fortificant on the surface of 1 part of peanut butter
Manual mixing of vitamin A fortificant with 1 part of
peanut butter followed by mechanical mixing at the required mixing time
(Mixing time: Treatment 1 = 5 min; Treatment 2 = 10 min)
Mechanical transfer of another 1 part of peanut butter to the cooling tank
2 nd addition of vitamin A fortificant on the surface of a 2 nd part of peanut butter
Manual mixing of vitamin A fortificant with 2 part of
peanut butter followed by mechanical mixing at the required mixing time
(Mixing time: Treatment 1 = 5 min; Treatment 2 = 10 min)
Mechanical transfer of another 1 part of peanut butter to the cooling tank
3 rd addition of vitamin A fortificant on the surface of a 3 rd part of peanut butter
Manual mixing of vitamin A fortificant with 3 partsof
peanut butter followed by mechanical mixing at the required mixing time
(Mixing time: Treatment 1 = 5 min; Treatment 2 = 10 min)
Mechanical transfer of another 1 part of peanut butter to the cooling tank
4 th addition of the vitamin A fortificant on the surface of a 4 th part of peanut butter
Manual mixing of fortificant with 4 parts of
peanut butter followed by mechanical mixing at the required mixing time
(Mixing time: Treatment 1 = 5 min; Treatment 2 = 10 min)
Additional mixing of the fortified product until temperature reaches 60 o C (optional)
Mechanical mixing of the fortified peanut butter at the
filler tank while automatic filling in plastic bottles is in progress
Removal of air from the fortified peanut butter using a vibrating machine
Conditioning/tempering of the fortified peanut butter in the cold storage area (10 o C)
Sealing and labeling of filled bottles
Fig. 5b.4 Schematic diagram of the procedure for adding the vitamin A fortificant at the cooling
tank
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