Irradiation sterilization equipment costs around six or seven figures a piece.
The cost of irradiation sterilization mainly includes the cost of equipment, energy, irradiation dose, and labor. Depending on the irradiation equipment and the usage scenario, the proportion of these costs will vary. Equipment costs Irradiation equipment is a necessary tool for irradiation sterilization and is more expensive. A smaller piece of irradiation equipment can cost six figures, while larger pieces of equipment can cost seven figures or more, which is one of the main reasons for the higher cost of irradiation sterilization.
Energy CostsThe operation of irradiation equipment consumes a large amount of electricity or a source of radiation, and the price of electricity and the source of radiation is also a factor in determining the cost. Irradiation dose cost according to different irradiation requirements, need to use different doses of irradiation, and different doses of irradiation will affect the effect of irradiation sterilization, higher dose requirements will lead to higher irradiation dose cost.
Types of food irradiation sterilization
1, irradiation complete sterilization: will be sealed and packaged food to 25-50KGy dose irradiation, can make all the damage to the food of pathogenic microorganisms die, so as to achieve the purpose of commodity sterilization. Before irradiation can be added in the food salt and sodium triphosphate, etc., can reduce the water loss of food, but also can enhance the ray on the killing ability of bacteria. After irradiation complete sterilization method of beef, chicken, ham, pork, sausage, fish and shrimp can be stored at room temperature for more than 2 years, can maintain the color and flavor.
2, irradiation sterilization: the dose of 4-10KGy can effectively limit the growth of biological and corrosive micro-organisms harmful to public health, can effectively remove the high protein foods such as meat, dairy products, egg products is very harmful to the Salmonella, with 5KGy irradiation, it can be made to hundreds of millions of times fewer, but also to kill the depth of the frozen food Salmonella. Now the world has more than 20 countries approved the application of irradiation sterilization of food for human consumption, such as chicken, pork, fresh fish, mushrooms, spices, potatoes, rice, onions, wheat and so on.