The potential of food is unleashed by the perforation of cell membranes caused by PEF (pulsed electric field) treatment.
The PEF from Elea is a process that creates pores with a diameter of a few nanometers in cell membranes, occurring at the cellular level. This process is applied to a wide range of products to enhance quality and unlock the potential of raw materials. PEF is a low-temperature process that gently opens the pores of olive cell membranes, inducing electroporation. This is applied directly after crushing the olives and brings many benefits to olive oil, such as improving the early season EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) process, increasing yield, and enhancing oil quality. Using PEF technology can achieve up to a 10% increase in yield. For more details, please contact us. We will provide you with detailed materials.
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PEF lowers the necessary temperature in the malaxation process, resulting in a significant increase in the amount of EVOO. The malaxation time is also shortened, allowing for improved processing capacity. By creating pores in the olive cell membranes, oil extraction is enhanced. It is a reliable process at low temperatures, processed instantly, and can operate continuously for 24 hours. PEF can maintain and improve the quality of olive oil. Research using HPLC (High-Performance Liquid Chromatography) has shown that PEF treatment increases the biophenol levels in EVOO by 9 to 18%. The cost-effectiveness of PEF can be explained by the following simple calculation. PEF treatment can potentially increase oil yield from 20% to 22.7%. In an oil mill operating at 160 tons per day, PEF treatment could increase the daily production of EVOO by 4.33 tons (from 32 tons to 36.33 tons). Assuming the price of EVOO is between 310 yen and 620 yen per kg, this could result in additional sales revenue of 1,342,300 yen to 2,684,600 yen per production day.
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Founded in Tokyo in 1948 by German entrepreneur Klaus Koerens, our company was the first German trading company allowed to resume business in Japan after the war. Since our establishment, we have walked alongside Japanese companies through Japan's reconstruction, modernization, and the period of rapid economic growth. Throughout our history of over 75 years, our constant passion has been to introduce cutting-edge technologies from Europe to companies active in various industries in Japan. At the same time, the diverse feedback from our Japanese customers has been reflected back to European suppliers, resulting in many instances of refined technology. We take pride in the fact that we continue to be a leading German trading company in Japan, as this reflects the high regard our efforts have received from both customers and suppliers. Moving forward, we will continue to stand between our Japanese customers and overseas manufacturers, being mindful of differences in business practices, culture, tradition, and behavior, and striving to create better relationships based on mutual respect. Furthermore, we will not only focus on product sales but also make efforts to provide long-term after-sales service to our customers after delivery.