Individual Quick Freezing (IQF) [ Return towards Seafood ]
The IQF production consists in crusting and freezing in line small, fragile and individuals products.
IQF benefits
IQF meets new food consumption and B to B markets trends. It allows the products to be frozen or crusted in line: e.g. rice, grated cheese, shrimps, fruits, vegetables, meat… With the IQFprocess, you can:
- Freeze the products before sauce coating
- Chill or freeze products before using them in further processes (e.g. pizza toping)
- Harden products before weighting or freezing to prevent them from sticking together
- Increase the flow rate of your mechanical freezing line
- Freeze liquid or semi-liquid products into individual particles
IQF equipment
AIR LIQUIDE has developed a range of simple and reliable IQF equipment which are compact, easy to install, use, maintain and clean. They can be supplied with either liquid CO2 or nitrogen.
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