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6.2 Preparation <strong>of</strong> Peanut Butter Premix<br />

STEP DETAILED DESCRIPTION<br />

14. BRINGING<br />

FORTIFICANT TO<br />

AMBIENT<br />

TEMPERATURE,<br />

30°C<br />

Vitamin A palmitate, which is stored in the chiller at 4°C, is allowed<br />

to come up to room temperature <strong>of</strong> 30° overnight prior to use. This<br />

is done to obtain a homogeneous distribution <strong>of</strong> vitamin A in the oil.<br />

Storage <strong>of</strong> the fortificant in a chiller causes crystallization <strong>of</strong> the<br />

fortificant. <strong>The</strong> entire content is then portioned into smaller amounts<br />

equivalent to that required for a single production batch <strong>of</strong> peanut<br />

butter premix.<br />

15. WEIGHING OF Plain peanut butter and vitamin A are weighed accurately. <strong>The</strong><br />

FORTIFICANT<br />

AND PLAIN<br />

<strong>PEANUT</strong> <strong>BUTTER</strong><br />

fortificant is weighed in a top loading balance in a wide-mouthed<br />

amber colored bottle with cover.<br />

16. MANUAL MIXING <strong>The</strong> fortificant and plain peanut butter are mixed manually in a<br />

stainless steel container. <strong>The</strong> fortificant is added directly at the<br />

center <strong>of</strong> the container <strong>of</strong> the pre-weighed plain peanut butter and<br />

mixed immediately to protect the fortificant from light. Before<br />

mixing, the internal temperature <strong>of</strong> the plain peanut butter should not<br />

be more than 65°C to prevent degradation <strong>of</strong> the fortificant when<br />

added. A small amount <strong>of</strong> the pre-weighed peanut butter is added<br />

into the container <strong>of</strong> the fortificant to scrape <strong>of</strong>f any adhering<br />

fortificant. <strong>The</strong> peanut butter/fortificant mixture is mixed manually<br />

in circular strokes using a rubber spatula until no sign <strong>of</strong> the<br />

fortificant is visible at the surface <strong>of</strong> the peanut butter mixture.<br />

17. MIXING IN<br />

HORIZONTAL<br />

MIXER<br />

18. WEIGHING AND<br />

PACKING OF<br />

<strong>PEANUT</strong> <strong>BUTTER</strong><br />

PREMIX<br />

<strong>The</strong> mixture is transferred to the horizontal mixer for thorough<br />

mixing <strong>of</strong> the peanut butter and fortificant. <strong>The</strong> mixer is set to low<br />

speed for even mixing for 10 minutes. <strong>The</strong> mixer is turned <strong>of</strong>f every<br />

five minutes to scrape <strong>of</strong>f peanut butter mixture that splatters at the<br />

sides <strong>of</strong> the mixer. <strong>The</strong> temperature <strong>of</strong> the mixture is monitored so<br />

as not to exceed 65°C during mixing.<br />

Peanut butter premix is weighed and packed in rigid plastic<br />

containers with cover. <strong>The</strong> weight per container is equivalent to that<br />

required for use in a production batch <strong>of</strong> the vitamin A fortified<br />

product.<br />

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