Portioned format
Rows of dosing nozzles form drops on a cooled drum.
CRYOVIT EQUIPMENT
Drops machine
Form 10–25 mm drops from viscous, stretchy formulations on a cooled drum. Fruit and yogurt mixtures provide a foundation for your own freeze-dried snack range.
Price on request
Your own recipe
For viscous, stretchy formulations: fruit, yogurt and other prepared mixtures.
From mixture to snack
We help coordinate forming, freezing, drying and barrier packaging.
How the process works
Mixture preparation → forming on a cooled drum → freezing → freeze-drying → packaging.
Technical specifications
| Purpose | Portioned drop forming before freezing and drying |
|---|---|
| Forming method | Dosing through a row of nozzles onto a cooled drum |
| Drop size | 10–25 mm |
| Power, dimensions and price | Defined in the specification of the selected configuration |
FINISHED-PRODUCT EXAMPLES
Fruit, yogurt and fruit-and-yogurt drops
Airy drops of fruit smoothie or dairy yogurt with fruit, frozen and freeze-dried. Enjoy them as a standalone treat or use them as an ingredient for new products, with or without added sugar.
Formulation options from our product documentation
| Yogurt | Dairy yogurt, 3% fat |
|---|---|
| Strawberry / yogurt | Yogurt and strawberry |
| Bilberry / yogurt | Yogurt and bilberry |
| Bilberry | Bilberry |
| Strawberry | Strawberry |
Sugar, fructose, dextrose or maltodextrin can be added by agreement with the customer.
Ways to use drops
Baking and bakery products
In cakes, bread, pastries and buns, drops create soft, jam-like fruit inclusions.
Porridge, muesli and snacks
Add fruit and creamy flavor notes to breakfast products and make them more visually appealing. Also enjoyable as a standalone treat.
Chocolate: inclusions and decoration
Use inside a chocolate bar or as distinctive decoration on its surface.
Configured for your product
Tell us the mixture composition and consistency, target particle size and batch volume. We help select a configuration, develop the recipe and coordinate the process with your freeze dryer.