Did you know that infrared heat helps to keep the Christmas stollen mold-free?

The use of infrared systems from Heraeus Noblelight prior to packaging significantly reduces the formation of mold. For Christmas stollen, 6 seconds at 125°C is enough to achieve a notable effect. Tests with baked bread showed that bread lasted three to four days longer when it was treated with medium-wave infrared emitters for only four seconds.

Infrared emitters reduce germs on bread

One of the major problems in large-scale bakeries is mold contamination of the bread surface between baking and packing. Mold spores are naturally present within a bakery environment and contamination can take place as the bread cools before it is wrapped.

Heraeus Noblelight have carried out successful tests, both in its own application center in Neston and in some bakeries, to demonstrate the effectiveness of infrared radiation as mold-prevention technology. It has been shown that mold contamination is prevented if the bread is heated for a few seconds before final packing.

The short heating time does not have any negative effects on the taste or the consistency of the bread. Heraeus now offers the bakeries the opportunity to use their testing facilities to convince themselves of the effectiveness of the technology.

Infrared heat is already widely used within the food sector, providing targeted and controllable heat to ready-made meals or chocolate products . In most cases, carbon infrared emitters are used because they heat the surfaces very quickly and maintain the desired temperature with a maximum deviation of 1°C.

Carbon infrared emitters for germ reduction on baking tools

Infrared heating transmits large amounts of energy in a short time. A disinfection with infrared radiation is a thermal disinfection, with the help of controlled heat. Depending on the power of the emitter, humidity and desired production line speed, sterilization is achieved between 120°C and 160°C within 10 to 30 seconds.

Carbon infrared emitters combine the highly effective medium wave radiation with sufficiently high surface powers. Thus, germs can also be killed on porous surfaces within less than one minute. Due to the depth effect of the carbon emitters the germs which already lie in several layers are also reached.

In the baking industry Carbon infrared systems provide simple, fast and safe disinfection of baking molds, conveyor belts and other baking utensils. By killing bacteria and spores, the fungus and mold formation is minimized. Carbon infrared emitters from Heraeus Noblelight are also particularly easy to handle.

They are a reaction time of 1-2 seconds so there is no risk of ovreheating the baked goods in the event of the unexpected stoppage of the conveyor system. They are also particularly compact, which simplifies retrofitting into an existing machine. The radiation field can be easily adapted to the width of the baking trays.

Read more about UV technology for the sterilization of surfaces and packaging material here.

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