HOW TO ACHIEVE HIGH QUALITY IQF BANANA

The frozen banana market has grown significantly, as a direct reaction to the increasing trend for ready-to-eat products. Along with fresh bananas, frozen bananas are sold on the market, the consumers and processors using them for yogurts, smoothies, ice cream and also for frozen snacks and desserts.

If you want to achieve high quality frozen banana there is one only way: the individually quick freezing method. The IQF technology is far more superior to traditional freezing methods, because it ensures the banana’s natural smell, taste, texture, and nutrients while also maintaining perfect separation of each piece of the IQF banana.

If you want to obtain high-quality IQF banana, you need to keep in mind some important elements. Bananas are sticky products and have a high sugar content, which makes them difficult products to freeze. The selection of raw material is the first step of great importance if you want to achieve the best results. Choosing premium raw material at the right ripeness stage is essential if you want to avoid the formation of lumps and other surface defects on your IQF banana product. The raw bananas need to have a firm texture while overripe ones should be avoided from the start, removing them before starting the freezing process. The sticky pulp of the overripe bananas can get stuck on the bedplate, contaminating the other banana pieces and destroying the whole batch.