The Sormac drying tunnel offers extended shelf-life among other benefits

Sormac B.V. from The Netherlands is a specialist of customized equipment and processing lines for the fresh-cut vegetable processing industry, mainly for potatoes, carrots, onions, leafy vegetables. One of the major disciplines of leafy vegetable processing is the  drying process.

To create a fresh appearance and assist extended shelf life of all leaf products (i.e. lettuce) it is most important to control the exact level of moisture prior to packing . The Sormac air drying tunnel LDT has been announced as the very latest in 'State of the Art' technology and is especially effective on delicate specialized baby leaf as well as robust varieties such as Iceberg and Romaine.

The air drying tunnel moisture settings can achieve less than 2% on the surface of the product. The advantage of the air drying tunnel in comparison with other thermally heated systems is that no heat and moisture is given to the surroundings factory controlled atmosphere.

The product dried in an air drying tunnel is positive in many ways:
- It looks fresh and attractive;
- No water will condense in the packages on the refrigerated shelves;
- The product is both physiologically and microbiologically in a better condition. This results in an extended shelf life of a few days.