Apple Juice Processing Line

AGICO Apple Juicing Machine

Apple juice can be produced as clear or cloudy juice, and either style may be made without a concentration stage (NFC). The fruit variety and process affect flavour, colour, pulp and soluble solids. Producers should define the target product and market requirements before selecting a line.
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AGICO offers customized fruit juice production lines for clear and cloudy apple juice. Equipment configuration, quality targets and any required standards should be agreed for the product and destination market.

How to Extract Apple Juice?

Apple Juice Production Process

Clear and cloudy apple juice have different clarification and pulp-handling needs. NFC describes whether concentration is used, rather than a third clarity category. The diagram below illustrates one possible line; process order and optional stages depend on the product and package:

Raw Material Sorting → Washing → Crushing → Juice Extraction → Pasteurization → (Homogenization OR Clarification/Filtration) → Blending → Filling and Sealing → Optional Post-Fill Heat Treatment → Cooling

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Cloudy Apple Juice:

Homogenization can reduce pulp-particle size and improve dispersion in cloudy juice. Its position in the process and the stability achieved depend on the formulation and validated line design.

Clear Apple Juice:

Enzymatic clarification and filtration can remove pectin and suspended solids for clear juice. The process sequence and clarity target should be validated for the selected apples.

Core Equipment of Apple Juice Production Line

Fruit Sorting Machine

Separate visibly damaged or unsuitable apples from acceptable raw material. Sorting supports quality control but does not replace receiving inspection or downstream food-safety controls. A manual trimming table is provided for removing local defects.

Stainless steel roller shafts convey the apples, making them rotate evenly for easy inspection by workers. Waste falls into a collection tank.

Technical Parameters of AGICO Fruit Sorting Machine

Fruit Bubble Washing Machine

Wash apples to reduce dirt and surface residues before processing. Washing alone does not guarantee removal of all pesticide residues or microorganisms.

A high-pressure fan and water pump generate strong bubbles and water flow, causing apples to tumble and rub against each other in the water for efficient cleaning. An overhead spray device performs a final rinse.

Technical parameters of the fruit bubble washing machine

Fruit Elevator

Used to smoothly convey apples to the next process stage. The inclination angle is adjustable, allowing seamless connection with the washing machine, crusher, and other equipment.

Fruit Elevator
 

Spiral Crusher and Apple Juice Extractor

Structure: Hopper, crushing device, spiral main shaft, filter screen, juice collection port, pomace discharge port, pressure adjustment cone, etc.

Apples enter the hopper and are first crushed by high-speed rotating blades against a bottom blade into 2-5 mm particles. These particles then fall directly into the spiral juice extraction system. The spiral shaft's root diameter gradually increases, and the screw pitch decreases towards the pomace outlet. This reduces the conveying volume, creating strong squeezing pressure that forces out the juice. The juice flows through the filter screen into the collector, while the pomace is discharged through the gap between the adjustment cone and the spiral end.

Features

• Confirm the stainless-steel grade and product-contact construction for the quoted model.
• The illustrative 45%-65% juice-yield range depends on apple variety, ripeness, preparation and machine settings; confirm it with a representative material trial.
• Suitable for various berries, pome fruits, and vegetables.
• Adjustable pomace outlet gap for flexible control of juice yield and quality.

Technical parameters

 

Apple Juice Pasteurization/Sterilization Equipment

A validated heat process reduces relevant microorganisms and enzyme activity; its schedule depends on product pH, pulp, package and shelf-life target. Plate or tubular equipment may be selected according to viscosity and particulate load. An 85℃ treatment followed by 65℃ filling is a project example, not a universal UHT or food-safety specification.

Homogenizer (for Cloudy Apple Juice)

Homogenization at an illustrative pressure of 100-120 kg/cm² can reduce pulp-particle size and improve dispersion; stability still requires product testing. Optional vacuum degassing can reduce dissolved oxygen.

Clarification & Filtration Equipment (for Clear Apple Juice)

Removes solids to produce transparent apple juice. Clarification may use pectinase and, where suitable for the product, other processing aids. The 34-40℃ and 30-60 minute conditions shown here are trial examples that require validation. Filtration options include diatomaceous earth and ultrafiltration.

Apple Juice Blending Tank

A blending tank can standardize the selected recipe. The 12% soluble-solids and 0.4% acidity figures are illustrative targets, not a universal apple-juice specification; added sugar must comply with the product category and destination market. Confirm 304 stainless steel for the quoted tank.

 

Vacuum Degasser (Optional)

Reduces dissolved oxygen to help control oxidation; the effect on colour and shelf life depends on the complete process and package.

 

Apple Juice Filling Machine

Apple juice may be packed in PET bottles, cans or aseptic bags using package-specific equipment. An above-70℃ hot-fill condition is not a universal sealing requirement; an aseptic-bag line uses its own validated filling process.

Apple Juice PET Filling Machine

 

Apple Juice Sterilization Retort / Spray Sterilizer

Post-fill heat treatment is optional and depends on the package and process design. A treatment at 85℃ for 10 minutes is an example that must be validated for the actual juice and container; it does not apply automatically to aseptic filling.

 Apple Juice Sterilization Kettle
 

Advantages of Apple Juice Making Machine

As a leading juice machinery supplier in China, AGICO provides comprehensive solutions for apple juice processing to customers worldwide. Our core advantages include:

• Turnkey Project: Full-service support from factory design, equipment selection, installation, and commissioning to personnel training, all handled by a professional team.
• Wide Capacity Range: A 0.5 to 120 tons-per-hour range of raw-apple throughput represents different configurations; the capacity of every linked machine and the line bottleneck must be matched and confirmed for the quotation.
• High-Quality Finished Product Assurance: Process selection can help manage colour, aroma and product quality; finished-product targets should be confirmed by trials and specifications.
• Flexible Equipment Configuration: We offer both integrated production line solutions and individual equipment purchases, adapting to customers' investment needs at different stages.
• Stable and Reliable, Easy to Operate: The equipment runs smoothly, has a high degree of automation, is easy to maintain, and meets food hygiene standards.

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How to Choose the Right Industrial Apple Juicer Line? 

To help customers quickly choose a suitable production line, the following table shows recommended configurations for different capacities (based on 8 hours of operation per day):

The table is a preliminary planning illustration based on an 8-hour operating day. Daily targets and individual machines’ hourly ratings must be reconciled in a full line balance; actual selections depend on apple characteristics, clear or cloudy juice specification and packaging. Request a project-specific layout and capacity calculation.

Why Choose AGICO?

• Professional Experience: Years of dedicated R&D and manufacturing in juice processing equipment, with a deep understanding of apple juice technology, enabling us to provide optimal solutions based on customers' materials and needs.
• Quality Certifications: Confirm the applicable model-specific conformity documents, material specifications and component brands in the final quotation; CE marking and ISO certification are different claims and should not be treated as universal equipment certificates.
• Global Customer Cases: Ask AGICO for relevant installed-line references and shipment documentation for the equipment and destination market under review.
• Pre-Sales: Free consultation, sample testing, process design.
• During Sales: Equipment manufacturing follow-up, pre-shipment inspection, installation, and commissioning guidance.
• After-Sales: Confirm whether a one-year warranty, ongoing maintenance, remote support and a 24-hour response commitment are included, with scope and service location defined in the contract.