Diseño de un proceso para la obtención de pulpa de pitahaya (Hylocereus triangularis) en la Asociación de productores y comercializadores de pitahaya y otros productos Palora.

Abstract

The objective of the present titration work was a process to obtain pitahaya pulp (Hylocereus triangularis) in the associations of producers and marketers of pitahaya and other "Palora" products. The first part is based on the characterization of the fruit according to the NTE INEN 2003: 2015 standard, the design was made in a pilot fund simulation tests carried out in the facilities of the Industrial Processes Laboratory of the ESPOCH. The data is included as a basis for the corresponding calculations, an industrial level, the teams involved in the process, the design of the plant is made the contemplation of the design and the needs of the association. The validation of the process was based on the NTE INEN 2337: 2008 standard, it indicates the physical-chemical and microbiological parameters that the final product must fulfill for human consumption, the results reflected that the product complies with the standard. The plant was designed for 300 kg of load, verifying a yield of 41,63% with a duration of the process of 4 h; 16,02 min, it includes selection and classification of the raw material, washing-disinfection, blanching, cutting and peeling, pulping, homogelling, packaging-sealing and storage. The product will be stored at: 21,2 Bx; 5,14 hydrogen potential; density 1,0861 g / ml and viscosity 54,2 cP. The scalding tank, pulper, homogenizer and work tables were also designed. The financial analysis is carried out and it is concluded that the project is economically profitable and the investment for its implementation is recovered in 1 year and month of work.