Vegetable Processing Plant - Know The Purpose

Processed vegetables are everywhere. Chopped vegetables in the soup to ready-to-cook frozen, canned vegetables - preserving vegetables is a necessity and is also a complex part of the food processing plant. Hence, restaurants and FMCG companies prefer using vegetable processing plants for this purpose. However, if you're wondering about the importance of these plants in the food industry, here are some facts that will help you understand the purpose of a vegetable processing plant. 

How does a Vegetable Processing Plant Work?

The fascinating journey of the vegetable processing plant will help you understand the purpose of using the same. 

• Farm to factory 

Fresh vegetables harvested from the farms are directly transported to the factory for processing. The vegetables are carefully sorted and cleaned, and only the fresh ones are sent to the processing centres. The stale vegetables are stored in the garbage bins. If the fresh vegetables are mixed with the stale ones, processing will not be successful. 

• Transformation in processing plants

The vegetable processing plants transform the same into the desired end product depending on how the vegetable will be used. This includes cutting and mincing, dehydrating, deactivating the enzymes, preservation of flavour and colour, and finally, freezing the vegetables for long-term use. 

• Final packaging and processing

The main purpose of vegetable processing is to ensure that they can be stored for a long time and used fresh. Hence, the final step of the processing includes packaging the vegetables into different cans along with the required amounts of preservatives. As per the requirement of the end product, the vegetables are either stored and packed in cans, bags or freezers. They are then distributed to shopping malls, restaurants, and grocery stores along with the expiration dates to help the consumers get a fair idea of the freshness of the same. 

What are the Advantages of Vegetable Processing?

This process helps to extend the shelf life of the vegetables, and you can easily store them for years and months as they remain fresh until the seals have been opened.

• Processed vegetables are available for cooking the whole year round; hence, if you need a seasonal vegetable during an off-season, you can easily get the same.

• They are mostly ready to cook, cut, and clean, and to fasten the cooking speed.

• These processed vegetables contain the same amount of minerals, vitamins, colour and flavour.