Spinach is moved dry (removing of beetles and caterpillars)
Washing with cold tap water
Blanching 175-195°F (80-90°C), cooling
The water from the last blanching segment is taken to a cooler
Production
Two processing lines, each 12T/hr
Make-up water per line 12 m3/hr
Required equipment
GO2TM solution storage tank
Chlorine dioxide residual controller/sensor
Dosage pump (Acid resistant, equal to Prominent B-Line)
Dosing of GO2TM
In the cooler GO2TM solution is dosed on a flow time basis only in the final bath of the washing machine. Traditional washing practice requires up to three chlorine baths.
