Overview of Products, Technologies, and Services

Elea's PEF is a process that creates pores of a few nanometres diameter in a cell membrane, allowing the transport of water from the cell membrane and changing the physical structure of the food, improving its quality and unlocking the potential of raw materials, making it applicable to a wide range of products. This process also brings benefits to downstream processes.

Product Features

• The PEF Advantage Belt is the ideal solution for processing solid products such as tubers, roots, vegetables and fruits.
  Potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, tuber crops and other root crops pass through the Elea PEF system and are turned into better fries, chips and other snacks. Elea PEF enhances colour vibrancy, significantly accelerates the development of dramatic shapes, increases cutting ability, creates smooth surfaces and improves structure and crispiness.
  
• In drying applications, PEF treatment increases productivity and results in a high-quality dried product with less shrinkage and better retention of taste, aroma and colour.
  Suitable for processing liquids or semi-liquids, the PEF Advantage Pipe inactivates microorganisms in the liquid, extending shelf life, and its low-temperature processing properties preserve freshness and quality. The system also extracts valuable compounds such as vitamins, colours and antioxidants from fruit mashes, achieving higher levels of juice yield.
• Advantages of PEF processing in snack & chips applications
  - New product development
  - Increased yield
  - Improved quality
  - Improved cutting
  - Improved texture (crispness)
  - Better shape
  - Less breakage
  - Consistent colour
  - Less oil uptake
  - Reduced water consumption
  - Energy saving
  
  ・Advantages of PEF processing in juice & smoothie applications
  - Low temperature processing
  - 24 hour continuous processing
  - Better production planning
  - Retention of nutritional value
  - Expanded market reach
  - Extended shelf life
  - Improved quality
  - Retention of colour
  - Low energy usage
  - Fresh taste
• Advantages of PEF processing in extraction applications
  - More high value compounds
  - Low temperature process
  - Improved colour extraction
  - No enzymes required
  - Faster extraction
  - Higher yield
  
  ・Advantages of PEF processing in drying applications
  - Brighter colour retention
  - Better flavour retention
  - Excellent shape stability
  - Better rehydration
  - Improved quality
  - Increased capacity
  - Low energy use