Abstract: Apparatus for continuously processing produce such as fruits and vegetables. The produce is heated by being fed into a pipe coil immersed in hot water and is sucked from the coil by vacuum into an expansion chamber where it is subjected to cold water which then travels with the treated produce under the influence of the vacuum. The cold water traveling with the treated produce is thereafter separated from the produce and is returned to the cold water source.

Abstract: A control-device for automatic color-sorting apparatus, comprising a light source located in front of a photorelay and a computing circuit, wherein the photorelay is coupled with and in the computing circuit, comprising a first linear-voltage generator, the output of which is coupled with a memory and a second linear-voltage generator, wherein the outputs of the second linear-voltage generator and the memory are coupled with an adder, the output of which, together with the output of the reference-voltage source are coupled with both inputs of a zero-member, the first linear voltage generator having one-half the speed of voltage-increase of the second linear-voltage generator.

Abstract: Apparatus for vacuum peeling fruits and vegetables. The apparatus has a tank adapted to contain treating liquid, means for heating such liquid, a rotor mounted within the tank for rotation about a horizontal axis, the rotor being provided with a plurality of angularly spaced buckets for receiving the fruits and vegetables to be treated, the buckets having open radially inner and outer ends, coaxial radial inner and outer perforated cylinders within the tank between which the buckets move as the rotor rotates, the perforated cylinders closing the respective open ends of the buckets against the escape of fruits and vegetables therefrom, means for intermittently rotating the rotor so as to advance the buckets through the treating liquid in a series of steps, and a vacuum applying station into which the buckets are successively moved after they emerge from the treating liquid. The means for intermittently rotating the rotor provides a dwell period in which the buckets are disposed in the vacuum applying station.

Abstract: In accordance with this invention there is provided a method for producing durable fruit-dairy and vegetable-dairy drinks, wherein 20 to 40% natural fruit or vegetable mash is mixed with 36-46% sour milk derived from skimmed or whole milk, with apple pectine, sugar syrup, citric acid (0.1-0.2%), followed by short-time high temperature sterilization, cooling, bottling and additional sterilization of the bottled drink, and wherein the various ingredients are mixed in sequence: to the sour milk the sugar syrup is added, then the pectine solution and finally the mash.