REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF FOOD EXTRUSION

Abstract

Extrusion technology is a process in food processing technology that combines several operations, including mixing, cooking, kneading, grinding, molding and shaping. Food extrusion is a form of extrusion used in the food industry. This is a process in which a set of blended ingredients is pushed through a hole in a perforated plate or formed with a food-specific design, and then cut to a certain size using blades. The machine that pushes the mixture through the die is an extruder, and the mixture is known as an extrudate. The extruder consists of a large rotating auger, tight to the stationary cylinder, at the end of which there is a matrix.