LIQUAM® equipment
A harmless non-thermal alternative for honey processing
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It has anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties: Honey effectively treat respiratory diseases (bronchitis, asthma), strengths the immune system promotes body and digestive health, is a powerful antioxidant, expectorant and anti-inflammatory.
To facilitate handling/packing and assure consumer acceptance, most raw honey destined to retail is often pasteurized before its commercialization to delay its natural crystallization
Raw honey is heated at 75-80ºC for 1-2 minutes to melt the sugar crystals, but such elevated temperature also causes serious degradation to heat-sensitive nutritional properties and beneficial substances that have categorized honey as a healthy medicinal food throughout the centuries.
Thermal treatments degrade honey and turn it to a much poorer product.
With LIQUAM®, acoustic sonication is reached into the bulk of honey to break-down the sugar micro-crystals present without increasing the temperature above 55ºC, thus retaining all nutraceutical and organoleptic properties of honey.
Raw honey is more than just sweetener, is a 'functional food'
LIQUAM® delays the onset of honey crystallization
while preserving its natural nutrients
WHAT IS LIQUAM®?
LIQUAM® is an innovative equipment based on High Power Ultrasound [HPU] specially conceived for the honey processing industry to overcome the current operational drawbacks of existing solutions in the market to avoid honey crystallization, and represents a real breakthrough within the honey sector.
LIQUAM® CERTIFIED RESULTS
LIQUAM® treatment reaches crystalliation levels similar to pasteurization with no impact on HFM and diastase enzyme compared to raw sample, and only limited reduction of invertase enzyme.
- Crystallization rate
- Diastase
- Invertase
- HMF
Microscope image of RAW HONEY
- 84%
- 24.3 Schade Scale
- 16.05 U/kg
- 9.9 mg/kg
Honey after LIQUAM® treatment
- 0.2%
- 22.6 Schae Scale
- 16.85 U/kg
- 9.4 mg/kg
LIQUAM® QUALITY LABEL
LIQUAM® branding has been designed and registered with the vision of achieving global recognition as a quality certification for Premium Honey.
Our mission is to spread the word on global scale, create consumer awareness of honey’s beneficial properties, and provide our clients with a quality distinction label to be included on their products.
Sonicat Systems develops machinery to bring innovation to a traditional sector.
Our team works in close cooperation with our clients to develop, manufacture, and commission our machines designed for apiculture industry.
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