Food Processing Laboratory
Campus
Gnanagangothri CampusUsed By
Students, Faculty / Staff, Research
Details
The Food Processing Laboratory is envisioned as a space where creative ideas and concepts are brought to life. The Lab was established to assist and support researchers, food producers, processors, marketers, and entrepreneurs. It is designed and equipped to help develop new products, and to improve upon and promote existing ones.
The skilled practitioners who manage the Lab offer guidance to everyone — from food entrepreneurs who are just beginning their journey to established companies with years of experience. Customers and collaborators are guided through all phases of product development — beginning with the concept phase through the product development, processing, packaging, and storage.
Department: Department of Food Technology
Particulars of the Facility
TOTAL AREA OF THE LAB: 1300 sq ft
Salient Features
| Sl. No | Name of the Facility | Specifications | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice milling equipment | A grain India, Rubber roll dehusker, Lab Model, Capacity: 15kg/h | 1 |
| 2 | Size reduction equipment | Centrotech, Cereals flour mill, Lab model, Capacity: 10kg/h | 1 |
| 3 | Oil extraction machine | Screw press, lab model, Capacity: 10 – 15kg/h | 1 |
| 4 | Tray drying unit | Iso Tech, Automated dryer with RH, temperature sensor, data logger with computer | 1 |
| 5 | Freeze drying unit | Bio Lab, Simultaneous drying of solid and liquid foods, data logger with computer | 1 |
| 6 | Environmental Chamber | Trans Cal, Testing packaging material properties and food shelf life | 1 |
| 7 | Deep frying units | GVD, Developing deep fried products | 2 |
| 8 | Baking Ovens | Bosch, Preparing cakes, cookies, bread etc. | 2 |
| 9 | Microwave Ovens | Bosch, Preparing food products and for thermal treatment | 2 |
| 10 | Induction stoves | Prestige, For new Food product development | 16 |
| 11 | Cooking facility | Table tops, exhaust chimneys, hood, lighting etc. | 10 |
| 12 | Baked products preparation tools | Trays, bowls, spatulas, moulds, measuring tools etc. | 5 set |
| 13 | Rice grading machine | Grading of rice based on size | 1 |
| 14 | Disc bowl cream separator | Milk Tech Engineers, Separate cream from milk, Lab model | 1 |
| 15 | Digital weighing scales | Nihar, Precision balance, 0.001g to 0.1g | 3 |
| 16 | Mixing and grinding equipments | Prestige, For wet and dry food size reduction | 2 |
| 17 | Rotary Vacuum Evaporator | Hanshin Scientific Co. Ltd, HS-2005V, Separation of liquids | 1 |
| 18 | Rotational Viscometer | Labman Scientific Instrument LMDV-60, Testing viscosity of liquid foods | 1 |
| 19 | Seive shaking system | Vigyan Enterprise VE-149, Table top, Determine particle size distribution in a mixture | 1 |
| 20 | Refrigerators | LG, For storage of raw and processed products | 2 |
| 21 | Deep freezer | Blue Star, For storage of samples, deep freezing of food etc | 1 |
| 22 | Food Texture Analysis system | For estimation of food textural properties | 1 |
| 23 | Force Testing system | IEICOS, IEI-FTM-1000kg SL. No. 171860, For estimation of food packaging material properties | 1 |
| 24 | Milk adulteration testing kit | Determine adulteration | 2 |
| 25 | Infrared moisture meter | Rapid measurement of moisture content | 1 |
| 26 | Vacuum packaging machine | Hightech Pack, Packaging of products, 250g to 3kg capacity pouches | 1 |
| 27 | Tray sealing machine | Hightech Pack, Sealing of food trays | 1 |
| 28 | Cup sealing machine | Hightech Pack, Sealing of liquid food cups | 1 |
| 29 | Continuous band sealing machine | Hightech Pack, Sealing of plastic pouches, variables temperature setting | 1 |
| 30 | Computers with broadband internet | Dell, Core i5, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD. High speed internet for Live streaming | 4 |
| 31 | LCD projector with screen | LCD projector with screen | 1 |
| 32 | Hand Sealing Machine | Hightech Pack, 12″ seal, For sealing food pouches | 1 |
| 33 | Cooking tools & utensils | Pans, cookware set, graters, cutters etc. | 5 set |
| 34 | Hand Refractometer | TSS estimations | 2 |
| 35 | Food properties testing equipments | Verniers, screw gauges, densities, porosity testing kits etc. | 5 each |