Vital Wheat Gluten Production Equipment Line for Flour Protein Processing

Vital wheat gluten is a natural protein concentrate that gives bread its elasticity, improves dough strength and raises the protein value of flour blends. It is produced by washing dough or batter so that starch is carried away with water while the insoluble gluten protein is left behind as a cohesive, rubbery mass that is then dried and milled into powder.

Our Vital Wheat Gluten Production Equipment Line begins with precise dough or batter mixing, followed by a three stage washing system that separates the starch milk from the gluten curd. The wet gluten is dewatered, extruded into strands and dried in a ring dryer at a controlled temperature that preserves its vital, water absorbing properties.

Because the starch stream is a valuable by product, the line is designed to recover it in high purity for syrup, modified starch or fermentation use, turning one raw material into two saleable products. Automatic control of mixing, washing and drying keeps the gluten protein content above 75 percent and the moisture at a stable, storage ready level.

• High Protein Yield: A carefully controlled washing sequence extracts gluten with a protein content above 75 percent while recovering clean starch milk as a by product.
• Gentle Drying: The ring dryer uses moderate inlet temperature and a short residence time, so the gluten keeps its vital water absorption and elasticity.
• Continuous Operation: Mixing, washing, dewatering and drying run continuously, matching the throughput of medium and large flour mills.
• Starch By Product: A multi stage hydrocyclone or centrifuge section recovers edible starch from the wash water, maximising the value of the raw flour.
• Sanitary Stainless Build: All contact parts are stainless steel and the system supports CIP cleaning, meeting food grade hygiene standards.
• Automatic Control: PLC supervision of dough consistency, wash water flow and dryer temperature gives a repeatable, high quality product batch after batch.

The Vital Wheat Gluten Production Equipment Line serves flour mills, food ingredient factories and bakery supply companies. The gluten is added to bread flour, frozen dough, pet food and meat analogues, while the recovered starch is used for glucose syrup, modified starch and fermentation industries.

Mixers, washers, the dryer and the starch recovery section are shipped as skid mounted modules with stainless surfaces protected and all connections capped. Control cabinets and instruments are packed in moisture proof cases. Layout drawings, process flow diagrams and commissioning support are provided, and the line carries a twelve month warranty against manufacturing defects.