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TFL Thin Film evaporator Liquor

Treatment of cocoa liquor

Advantages

  • Refined Flavor Profile

    Thin-film evaporation removes unwanted volatiles while preserving key aromas, resulting in a cleaner, more balanced flavor profile.

    3d rendering side view of TFL Thin Film evaporator Liquor

  • Boosted Efficiency

    Reduces conching time and increases throughput by up to 20%, streamlining production.

    3d rendering side view of TFL Thin Film evaporator Liquor

  • Consistent Quality

    Standardizes liquor flavor across variable bean qualities, minimizing rework and optimizing downstream processing.

    3d rendering side view of TFL Thin Film evaporator Liquor

Built to solve. Designed to deliver.

The Petzholdt TFL Thin Film Evaporator Liquor is a common and traditional alternative to nib alkalization. It is specifically engineered to gently treat cocoa liquor. It debacterizes the product, enhances flavor development and reduces conching time.

Cocoa liquor forms a thin layer on the heated evaporator wall, where moisture and acidic volatiles are removed under vacuum – without exceeding 100°C. This preserves key flavor compounds while reducing unwanted acidity and water content.

The result: a cleaner, more balanced liquor optimized for high-quality chocolate production.

3d rendering side view of TFL Thin Film evaporator Liquor
 TFL 2000
Throughput [kg/h]1,500–2,000

SOFTWARE

Productivity is the measure of all manufacturing processes, including food processing. PROBAT control solutions ensure that machines and plants all over the world produce coffee, cocoa, chocolate and snack foods of the highest quality day after day - with optimum performance, maximum energy efficiency and plant availability.

SERVICE

For PROBAT, the customer and his needs are always in the focus. Constant communication is the key to our success. This also applies to our service, where we continuously keep an eye on the entire product life cycle and the service-relevant life phases of our machines and plants.

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES

PROBAT's pioneering environmental technologies focus on saving energy and maximizing cleaning performance. We support our customers worldwide in designing sustainable production processes by providing solutions for exhaust air treatment and the utilization of excess heat from process exhaust air.

SMARTER SYSTEMS – BETTER COCOA PROCESSING WITH INTELLIGENT SENSOR TECHNOLOGY

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