Savoury co-extruded snacks are enjoyed by consumers around the world.
The raw material is generally wheat but a variety of other cereal grains can also be processed including rice, corn, barley, rye, oat. A wide variety of shapes (Pillows, Tubes, Bars, Triangles, Trapeze, Stripped products), surface structures, colours, and textures are possible.
The salted co-extruded products can be filled with cheese or meat, ...
Clextral’s expertise in co-extrusion processing and creativity in die design yields distinct advantages in the development and production of co-extruded products :
- Production-proven processing techniques and scale-up expertise
- Expertly crafted co-extrusion dies with superior flow design
- Pre-engineered dies for many shapes such as bars, pillows, nuts, balls, long and short ovals and specialty profiles
- Ingredient flexibility to process a variety of cereal grains and granulations.
- Processing ability to manage a variety of filling recipes like cheese and meat.
A typical co-extruded snacks processing line includes mixing and feeding vessels for both cereal shell and soft filling, twin screw extruder and forming equipment. Belt dryers and coating drums are offered for specific applications.
