COMPARISON OF PEELING, SQUEEZING AND CONCENTRATION METHODS FOR THE SUGARCANE JUICE PRODUCTION
Keywords:
Sugarcane, sugarcane juice, concentrated juice, concentrationAbstract
In this research, various methods of sugarcane peeling, squeezing and juice concentration werecompared. The objective was to determine the proper peeling, squeezing and juice concentrationtechniques for the sugarcane juice production. The experimental results indicated that the sugarcaneshould be peeled by the abrasive tool and squeezed by the roller in order to achieve high yields withshorter process time. It also appeared that the freeze concentration method applied in this workcould not manufacture the high concentrated sugarcane juice. On the other hand, the vacuumevaporation operating at 70°C and vacuum pressure 70 cmHg could concentrate the juice toapproximately 60°Brix. Nonetheless, the reconstituted sugarcane juice from the freeze-concentratedspecimen was preferred to those from the vacuum evaporation.
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