Core Production Steps of
Fruit Juice & Fruit Vinegar Beverages
Fruit Juice & Fruit Vinegar Production Line
Clear juice, pulpy juice and fermented fruit vinegar drinks enjoy steady global demand for their fresh natural flavor, rich vitamins and healthy attributes.
Zhonglian Machinery provides fully automatic production lines with full processing capabilities, featuring mature enzymatic clarification and dual sterilization, and compatible with diverse packaging formats and capacities from small-batch to large-scale production.
Comprehensive Advantages of the Production Line
One production line supports PET bottles, glass bottles, aluminum cans, tetra pak bricks and other packaging formats, and easily switches between clear juice, cloudy juice, concentrated juice and fermented fruit vinegar products.
Fully enclosed production throughout the process. Multi-stage enzymatic clarification ensures clear and stable product state without sediment, and dual UHT + retort sterilization ensures product hygiene safety and long shelf life.
Touchscreen human-machine interface with visual parameter adjustment, easy to master even for new operators. The system supports formula storage and one-click switching for multi-variety and multi-flavor production.
The food-grade stainless steel body is easy to clean and corrosion-resistant, with universal spare parts and low later maintenance cost. The fully matched CIP cleaning system ensures long-term hygienic and stable production operation.
- Flexible Capacity: Flexible equipment configuration to match small workshops and large-scale factories, with a wide range of capacity options from 2,000 to 36,000 bottles per hour to meet different investment scales.
Classification of Fruit Raw Materials by Processing Type
Categorized for Juice & Fruit Vinegar Production
To ensure an optimal match between raw materials, production processes and final product quality, we group fruit raw materials into three distinct categories. The classification is built on three core processing characteristics: the texture and dietary fiber content of fruit pulp, juice yield and clarification performance during pressing, and the flavor contribution of peels, seeds and pulp throughout processing and fermentation. This structured categorization is designed to adapt to varied production workflows, equipment configurations and end-product positioning for juice, fruit vinegar and other fruit deep-processing lines.
Pulpy Type
Brief description: Thick flesh with dietary fiber, ideal for pulpy juice and cloudy fruit vinegar.
Detail: Produces fine pulp after crushing, delivering grainy texture and full-bodied mouthfeel in finished products; homogenization process is required.
Included fruits: Mango, peach, strawberry, raspberry, banana, papaya, kiwifruit
Clear Juice Type
Brief description: Low pulp content with abundant juice, easy to clarify, dedicated for transparent juice and clarified fruit vinegar.
Detail: Pulp separates readily via pressing and filtration with excellent light transmittance; premium raw material for high-end transparent beverages.
Included fruits: Apple, pear, grape, orange, lemon, pomegranate
Seed & Peel Flavor Type
Brief description: Inherent aroma from seeds and peels creates layered flavor after fermentation, designed for specialty fruit vinegar.
Detail: Fruit peels and seeds are rich in polyphenols and aromatic compounds, which impart rich, intense aroma to fermented vinegar.
Included fruits: Grape (peel & seed), pomegranate, passion fruit, green plum, citrus fruits
Of course, our solutions extend far beyond the deep processing of the three fruit categories listed above. For any fruit variety from any region across the globe, we can develop customized deep processing schemes, and deliver complete, premium production line solutions for juice, fruit vinegar, jam, fruit wine and all other fruit-derived products.
Main Packaging Formats
The production line features strong compatibility and flexible switching between packaging formats, meeting demands of supermarkets, catering, distribution and other market channels:
PET Bottle
330ml–1.5L | Light shatterproof mainstream juice packaging
Glass Bottle
200ml–1L | Airtight premium bottle for juice & vinegar
Aluminum Can
200ml–330ml | Portable light-proof single-serve drink can
Tetra Pak Brick
200ml–1L | Aseptic long-shelf-life paper composite pack
Stand-up Pouch
100ml–500ml | Lightweight portable flexible juice pouch
Fruit Juice & Fruit Vinegar Production Line & Production Process Guide
Fruit juice and fruit vinegar beverages, represented by clear juice, cloudy pulp juice and fermented fruit vinegar drinks, feature fresh natural flavor, rich vitamins and healthy attributes, enjoying steady demand in the global beverage market. Zhonglian Machinery supplies fully automatic fruit juice and fruit vinegar production lines integrating water treatment, fruit pre-treatment, juicing, fermentation, blending, sterilization, filling and packaging. With mature enzymatic clarification and dual sterilization technology, the lines are compatible with multiple packaging formats and cover capacities from small-batch to large-scale manufacturing, widely applied in mass production of various fruit juice and vinegar products.
Main Equipment & Performance Features
The production of fruit juice and fruit vinegar drinks relies on a complete set of processing equipment, including pulpers, juice extractors, fermentation systems, filters, water treatment units, bottle rinsers, filling machines, capping machines, sterilization equipment, CIP cleaning systems, filtration devices and packaging machinery.
It consists of quartz sand filters, activated carbon filters, sodium ion filters, precision filters, primary reverse osmosis units, UV sterilizers and aseptic water storage tanks. The system stably produces high-purity water meeting fruit juice and vinegar production standards, effectively prevents juice browning and extends the service life of the whole line.
It consists of floating washers, fruit sorting platforms, crushers, juice extractors and vibrating filters. The system completes fruit cleaning, sorting, crushing and juice extraction with high juice yield, and delivers high-quality raw juice for subsequent clarification and fermentation processes.
It consists of enzyme deactivators, enzymolysis tanks, clarification tanks, vertical pressure filters and stainless steel fermentation tanks. It completes enzymatic clarification of juice and staged fermentation of fruit vinegar, with precise temperature and time control to ensure stable product quality and pure flavor.
It consists of steam sugar melting kettles, automatic blending tanks, duplex filters and vacuum deaerators. It completes sugar dissolving, formula batching, fine filtration and vacuum deoxidation, effectively preventing product oxidation and browning while ensuring accurate formula ratio.
It consists of plate-type / tubular ultra-high temperature sterilizers, plate heat exchangers and 3-in-1 monoblock hot filling machines. It achieves instant sterilization of material liquid with high heat efficiency, and completes fully enclosed hot filling and sealing to avoid secondary contamination.
Zhonglian Machinery’s full range of juice filling equipment is compatible with all packaging forms including PET bottles, glass bottles, cans and Tetra Pak cartons. Production capacity can be customized according to customers’ actual demands.
It consists of horizontal water-bath sterilization retorts, automatic temperature control units and loading/unloading devices. It performs constant-temperature secondary sterilization on finished products, effectively extends product shelf life and ensures food safety of products in normal-temperature circulation.
It includes light inspection equipment, bottle air dryers, inkjet / laser coders, sleeve labeling machines, fully automatic shrink wrappers and case packers. The fully automatic workflow ensures neat packaging and clear product identification for finished fruit juice and vinegar beverages.
It performs full cleaning for all pipelines, tanks and equipment of the production line without disassembly, with automatic dosing and cycle control. It strictly meets the sanitary standards of the food industry and maintains long-term hygienic production conditions.
It includes air conveyors for empty bottles and product conveyors for semi-finished & finished products, covering transfer between all production sections. It realizes seamless and stable material delivery between processes and improves the overall operating efficiency of the line.
Investment Information Table for Juice Product Production Line
| Package Type | Line Specification | Estimated Investment Budget (USD) | Hourly Production Capacity | Daily Output (8-hour shift) | Number of Operators Required | Estimated Payback Period |
| PET Bottled | Small-scale | 50,000 – 70,000 | 3,000 bottles | 24,000 bottles | 3 – 4 persons | 1.8 – 2.4 years |
| PET Bottled | Medium-scale | 100,000 – 150,000 | 8,000 bottles | 64,000 bottles | 5 – 7 persons | 2.2 – 2.9 years |
| PET Bottled | Large-scale | 200,000 – 290,000 | 18,000 bottles | 144,000 bottles | 7 – 10 persons | 2.7 – 3.4 years |
| Glass Bottled | Small-scale | 55,000 – 75,000 | 2,000 bottles | 16,000 bottles | 3 – 5 persons | 2.0 – 2.6 years |
| Glass Bottled | Medium-scale | 120,000 – 170,000 | 6,000 bottles | 48,000 bottles | 5 – 8 persons | 2.4 – 3.1 years |
| Glass Bottled | Large-scale | 240,000 – 340,000 | 12,000 bottles | 96,000 bottles | 8 – 12 persons | 3.0 – 3.7 years |
| Aluminum Can | Small-scale | 60,000 – 80,000 | 6,000 cans | 48,000 cans | 3 – 5 persons | 1.9 – 2.5 years |
| Aluminum Can | Medium-scale | 120,000 – 170,000 | 12,000 cans | 96,000 cans | 5 – 7 persons | 2.3 – 3.0 years |
| Aluminum Can | Large-scale | 220,000 – 300,000 | 24,000 cans | 192,000 cans | 8 – 11 persons | 2.8 – 3.5 years |
| Tetra Pak Brick | Small-scale | 70,000 – 95,000 | 4,000 bricks | 32,000 bricks | 3 – 5 persons | 2.1 – 2.7 years |
| Tetra Pak Brick | Medium-scale | 140,000 – 200,000 | 10,000 bricks | 80,000 bricks | 6 – 8 persons | 2.5 – 3.2 years |
| Tetra Pak Brick | Large-scale | 250,000 – 350,000 | 20,000 bricks | 160,000 bricks | 9 – 12 persons | 3.0 – 3.8 years |
| Stand-up Pouch | Small-scale | 45,000 – 65,000 | 3,000 pouches | 24,000 pouches | 2 – 4 persons | 1.7 – 2.3 years |
| Stand-up Pouch | Medium-scale | 90,000 – 140,000 | 8,000 pouches | 64,000 pouches | 4 – 6 persons | 2.1 – 2.8 years |
| Stand-up Pouch | Large-scale | 180,000 – 270,000 | 16,000 pouches | 128,000 pouches | 6 – 9 persons | 2.6 – 3.3 years |
The data on this page is for reference only, especially the production line capacity, capital investment, payback period and other information. It may vary according to the local situation of the customer, and the specific contract plan confirmed with us shall prevail.
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Henan Zhonglian Enterprise covers a total area of over 6,000 square meters, with over 4,000 square meters of standardized industrial workshops and fixed assets of 20 million yuan. To ensure the processing quality of its food and beverage equipment, the company is equipped with over 30 advanced machines, including CNC machining centers, large hydraulic equipment, automatic polishing equipment, large shearing, bending, and rolling equipment, dynamic balancing equipment, physical performance testing equipment, hydrostatic testing equipment, and electrical safety testing instruments. The entire process, from design and sales to production and inspection, is managed using computerized programs.
