FRUITS AND VEGETABLES INDUSTRY

Canned vegetables were the first to be invented. Having a longer history, the machines for the production of canned fruits and vegetables have made significant advancements and operate at much higher production rates.

In the fruit and vegetable sector, the main objective will be to achieve the highest possible productions (in tons), in the shortest possible time, and without neglecting the quality demanded by the market.

The Region of Murcia, where we are located, is a powerhouse in the fruit and vegetable processing industry. Our company has been growing hand in hand with all the canning manufacturers in the area, learning from all of them.

For this reason, today we can affirm that at Maquinaria Conservera Tomás Guillén we are specialists in the fruit and vegetable sectors. The processes of both products are very similar to each other, but they also present slight variations that will depend on the characteristics of the raw material and the final product.

Both fruits and vegetables are sensitive in their treatment due to their rapid water loss and ease of oxidation, especially in the case of fruits like apple, apricot, banana, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, coconut, fig, grape, pineapple, lemon, tomato, lime, mango, melon, orange, pear, plum, raspberry, strawberry, tangerine or watermelon.

For this reason, most fruit and vegetable manufacturing or distribution companies opt for the transformation of their fresh products into processed products. It can even be more profitable than operating in the competitive fresh fruit and vegetable market.

Among the vegetables that are usually processed, whether to turn them into preserves or frozen products, we find artichokes, eggplants, asparagus, beans, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, corn, zucchini, cucumber, pickles, garlic, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, peppers, onions, peas, potatoes, pumpkin, radish, spinach, squash, garlic or onion.