Food, Flavors & Nutraceuticals Processing

Low-temperature separation, vacuum-assisted processing and cooling, and cleanable equipment design that preserve aroma, color, nutrition, potency, and overall product integrity.

The Industry

Low-Temperature Separation for Quality-Driven Products.

In food, flavor, and nutraceutical processing, separation conditions can directly affect the sensory and functional qualities that define product value. Aroma, color, flavor profile, nutritional content, potency, stability, and finished appearance all influence whether the final product meets its intended performance and quality expectations.

These materials can be especially sensitive to heat and oxygen exposure, and cleanability and sanitary-minded equipment design are central to maintaining consistent product quality throughout the process.

Low-temperature thermal separation, vacuum-assisted processing, and cleanable custom equipment allow Artisan to support applications where preservation matters as much as separation — engineered around the specific product characteristics that must be protected.

Key Differentiators

Aroma and Flavor Retention

Highly volatile flavor and aroma compounds require vacuum-assisted recovery that limits heat exposure and protects sensory quality.

Low-Temperature Concentration

Quality-sensitive materials need concentration under controlled thermal conditions to preserve character, nutrition, potency, and appearance.

High-Viscosity Product Handling

As concentration increases, product movement and heat transfer grow more difficult, controlled handling is critical for thick extracts, proteins, and specialty ingredients.

Spray Dryer Performance

Rototherm® thin-film evaporators can preconcentrate feed streams before spray drying, increasing dryer capacity and reducing operating expense by up to 60%.

Artisan Capabilities for Food, Flavors & Nutraceuticals

See What Artisan Can Do for Your Process

Separation Equipment

Concentration, drying & volatile removal

Low-temperature concentration, drying, deodorization, solvent removal, and volatile recovery can be handled through Artisan’s Rototherm®, Evaporator/Stripper™, Short-Path Stripper®, and rising film evaporation technologies.

Vacuum Products

Process vacuum for thermal protection and / or vacuum cooling

Vacuum systems protect sensitive products by lowering temperatures, managing vapors, and assisting deaeration. For high-moisture items, vacuum cooling quickly lowers heat to inhibit bacteria, prolong shelf life, and decrease cycle times.

Custom Manufacturing

Cleanable, application-specific equipment

For food and nutraceutical processors, equipment design has to balance cleanability with the way sensitive materials move, concentrate, and respond under operating conditions. Artisan builds around those realities with custom-fabricated vessels, components, and systems matched to the process.

Not sure which capability fits your process? Our engineers can help you figure it out.

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Process Applications

Where Artisan Equipment Works in Food, Flavor and Nutraceutical Processing.

Aroma Recovery

Flavor and aroma recovery depends on removing or capturing volatile compounds without damaging the product profile. The Evaporator/Stripper™ provides a vacuum-assisted path for recovering flavors, aromas, and essential oils from heat-sensitive, viscous, or solids-containing materials.

Spray Dryer Preconcentration

Spray dryers can become impractically large and expensive when feed streams enter at low solids. Preconcentrating proteins, starches, fibers, and fermentation products upstream keeps dryer capacity and operating costs in check.

Botanical and Specialty Extracts

Extracts need careful handling as concentration rises and solvents are removed. Artisan technologies are used to concentrate botanical, nutraceutical, flavor, and fragrance materials while preserving valuable compounds and finished product quality.

Coffee and Tea Extract Concentration

Coffee and tea extracts need concentration methods that respect the aroma, color, and flavor characteristics carried through the finished product. Vacuum-assisted evaporation and thin-film processing reduce unnecessary heat exposure while bringing these extracts to the desired concentration.

Solvent Removal from Extracts

For botanical and specialty extracts, solvent removal has to be thorough without driving the product through harsh thermal conditions.
Evaporation, stripping, and short-path technologies provide a controlled route to lower residual solvent levels.

Deodorization and Deaeration

Shelf life, stability, and finished quality can be improved by removing odorous compounds and dissolved gases from sensitive products. Artisan applies vacuum and stripping technologies to create the controlled processing conditions needed for deodorization and deaeration.

Tell Us About Your Food, Flavor or Nutraceutical Application.

Product quality can change quickly when sensitive materials are concentrated, recovered, dried, or refined. Tell Artisan’s engineers what has to be preserved in the process, and we’ll help identify an approach that protects the value of the finished product.