Sweet Things – Food Contact Solutions

Imagine Christmas or your birthday: Great food, friends and family – then the pleasure of relaxing on the couch in the evening with a gift box of chocolates. It’s hard to think what it would be like without this melt-in-the-mouth treat.

Don’t worry! You can continue to enjoy your chocolate because SOFTENOL® 3108 ensures flawless production through the correct lubrication of the machinery used. The confectionery industry is booming! Germans in particular love this “sweet happiness”. It is therefore not surprising that they rank top of the list in the comparison of countries when it comes to chocolate consumption. This makes smooth and safe production all the more important. A conching machine, with its special kneading and stirring mechanism that makes the melting character of the end product possible, is an indispensable part of chocolate production. However, if the various machine components, especially the knives, stick, this can become problematic …

Clear the stage for SOFTENOL® 3108!

To avoid the situation just described or to prevent the chocolate from sticking, the machine parts are lubricated with SOFTENOL® 3108. In addition, SOFTENOL® 3108 is listed by the NSF as an H1 lubricant and thus officially belongs to the group of food-compatible lubricants. It can therefore be used in equipment that comes into contact with food.

Particularly important for the production of chocolate, however, is the fact that SOFTENOL® 3108 is odourless, colourless and tasteless, and accordingly does not alter or distort the sweet chocolate experience. Thank goodness for that – Easter just wouldn’t be the same without chocolate bunnies!

With SOFTENOL® it simply runs like clockwork!

Whether the contact with food is intended or unintended, the areas of application for SOFTENOL® 3108 are diverse and offer the right and safe solution for every case. This also includes its use for the lubrication of conveyor belts or as a barrier fluid for pumps in food-producing plants, in order to exclude any risk in the event of possible leaks.

Last but not least, SOFTENOL® 3108 is made from natural raw materials and thus guarantees biodegradability and physiological harmlessness. In addition to the highest quality of the products, these aspects are part of the ambitious goals that IOI Oleo GmbH strives for in terms of environmental protection and sustainability.

Sweet idea, isn’t it? For more details about our chocolate star SOFTENOL® 3108 please call us!