According to the general
process flow scheme shown in Fig. 1, the investigated
plant has a mix tank where all the ingredients
such as fructose, acidulants, vitamins,
aromating agents, caffeine etc. are added together
with treated water previously obtained from tap
water; a filter; a gas tank; and a packaging unit.
The water treatment unit consists of a resin filter
used for water softening, another filter and an
activated carbon tank. After the addition of treated
water, fructose and acidulants to the mix tank a
pasteurization process takes place at 75°C for
20 min. When the temperature is cooled down to
30°C other ingredients are introduced.