Seasoning Granulation Line

What is a Seasoning Granulation Line?

Seasoning Granulation Line is an integrated seasoning powder processing system designed to transform fine powders into uniform, free-flowing granules. This advanced seasoning granulation line combines key processes, including precise mixing, wet granulation, efficient drying, and accurate screening to ensure consistent particle size and improved product quality. Widely used in the food industry, the system is also known as a spice granulation line, making it ideal for producing instant seasonings, flavored powders, and spice blends with enhanced solubility, reduced dust, and better flowability.

Why Convert Seasoning Powder into Granules?

Using a Seasoning granulation line offers significant advantages over traditional powder processing. By transforming fine powders into uniform granules, manufacturers can improve flowability, making the product easier to handle, store, and package. Granulation also helps reduce dust, creating a cleaner production environment and minimizing material loss. In addition, granules provide better solubility, especially for instant food applications, ensuring faster and more consistent dissolution. Most importantly, this process can improve product value, as granulated seasonings are often perceived as higher quality, more stable, and more convenient for end users.

How to Process the Seasoning Granulation Line?

Raw Material Feeding → Powder Conveying → Automatic Weighing & Dosing → Wet Mixing → Granulation → Drying → Sieving → Packaging → Recycling of Oversized/Undersized Particles

This systematic process ensures that the spices granulation line integrates each key piece of equipment—from the wet mixing system to the packing machine—to deliver products with excellent flowability, uniform particle size, and consistent high quality, making it ideal for modern food production.

Main Equipment in the Seasoning Granulation System

The Seasoning granulation line is composed of several key machines that work together to ensure efficient, hygienic, and consistent production. Each piece of equipment plays a critical role in the overall seasoning powder processing system:

Dust-Free Feeding-Free Feeding & Vacuum Conveying System

The process begins with raw material feeding, where seasoning powders are introduced through a dust-free feeding station, ensuring stable input while minimizing dust and manual handling. The material is then transferred via a vacuum feeder as part of a fully enclosed powder conveying system, enabling clean, efficient, and contamination-free transport between equipment. 

Wet Mixing Machine with Automatic Weighing & Dosing

The seasoning powders enter an integrated automatic weighing and dosing system combined with a high shear wet mixer, where ingredients are precisely measured and immediately mixed with liquid binders. This combined process ensures accurate batching, uniform moisture distribution, and optimal preparation for efficient wet granulation while improving overall process efficiency.

Wet Granulation 

During granulation, the wetted material is transformed into uniform granules using a basket granulator or swing granulator. This is a key step in the seasoning wet granulation line, improving particle size distribution and product flowability.

Fluid Bed Dryer 

The wet instant granules then enter the drying stage, typically using a static fluidized bed dryer. This removes excess moisture while maintaining the structure and quality of the seasoning granules. Importantly, our static fluidized bed dryer not only provides a continuous drying process but also meets GMP requirements.

Vibrating Sieve 

The vibrating sieve classifies granules based on size. It removes oversized and fine particles, ensuring uniform granule size and allowing off-spec materials to be recycled.

Packaging Machine

Qualified granules are then transferred to the packaging system, where they are automatically weighed, filled, and sealed into final packages such as sachets or bags.

Recycling of Oversized/Undersized Particles

Finally, any oversized or undersized particles are returned to the process through a recycling system. This closed-loop design minimizes waste and maximizes raw material utilization in the granulation line.

Applications of the Seasoning Granule Production Line

Soup Granules Production Line

This system can be used as a soup granules production line for manufacturing:

• Chicken bouillon granules

• Beef soup granules

• Vegetable soup mix granules

These products require instant solubility and consistent granule size, which can be achieved through wet granulation technology.

Spice Granulation Line

The wet granulation system is widely used as a spice granulation line for producing:

• Curry powder granules

• Chili seasoning granules

• BBQ seasoning granules

• Mixed spice granules

Granulation improves powder handling, reduces dust, and enhances product appearance.

 Instant Drink Granulation

This system is suitable for instant drink granulation, including:

• Instant coffee mix granules

• Cocoa drink granules

• Milk powder blend granules

Wet granulation improves dispersibility and instant dissolution in water.

 Sugar & Sweetener Granulation

The granulation line can also be used for:

• Flavored sugar granules

• Glucose granules

• Functional sweetener granules

It ensures uniform particle size and better flowability for packaging.

 Nutritional & Functional Food Granules

Widely used for:

• Protein powder granules

• Electrolyte drink granules

• Vitamin-enriched granules

This makes the system suitable for nutraceutical granulation applications.

Seasoning Granules Granulation Line Video

Advantages of Wet Granulation Technology

• Fully Enclosed System: Dust-free operation with high GMP compliance

• Integrated Control: PLC system with recipe management and interlocked safety alarms

• High Efficiency: Reduces manual handling, shortens batch cycles, and improves throughput

• Scalable Capacity: Equipment can be scaled to meet small or industrial production volumes

• Hygienic Design: All parts in contact with the product are made of 304 or 316L stainless steel

• Easy Cleaning: CIP system available for mixers, granulators, and conveyors

This makes wet granulation the preferred method for seasoning granule production.

Optional Customizations

• Full stainless steel 316L contact surfaces for highly corrosive or salty ingredients

• Automated CIP cleaning systems for high hygiene environments

• Integration with MES or ERP systems for intelligent manufacturing

• Custom PLC and HMI interfaces in English, Spanish, or other languages

• Validation support for food, pharma, and nutraceutical  production

FAQ – Wet Granulation Line for Seasoning Granules

Q1: What is a wet granulation line for seasoning granules?

A wet granulation line for seasoning granules is a food processing system used to convert seasoning powder into uniform granules with improved flowability, solubility, and reduced dust.

Q2: Can this machine be used as a soup granules production line?

Yes, this system can be used as a soup granules production line, and is widely applied for producing instant soup and bouillon granules with excellent solubility.

Q3: What products can be produced by a seasoning granulation line?

This wet granulator system is suitable for producing seasoning granules, spice granules, soup granules, instant drink granules, and other food granules.

Q4: What is the capacity of the seasoning granules production line?

The capacity typically ranges from 300 kg/h to 5000 kg/h, depending on the material characteristics and production requirements.

Q5: Is this wet granulating system suitable for spice granulation line applications?

Yes, the system can be used as a spice granulation line for producing curry powder granules, chili seasoning granules, and mixed spice granules.

Q6: Can this system be used for instant drink granulation?

Yes, it is suitable for instant drink granulation, including coffee mix granules, cocoa drink granules, Ginger tea, and other beverage powders.

Q7: Can the granulation line be customized?

Yes, the wet granulation system can be customized based on different products, capacities, and process requirements.

Q8: What is the typical particle size of seasoning granules?

The particle size can be adjusted, usually ranging from 0.3 mm to 2 mm.

Case Study for 2500kg /h Wet Granulation Line

Powder to Granule Processing Video

Project Overview

A well-known pharmaceutical manufacturer in China, Sanjiu Pharmaceutical, required a highly efficient and automated production solution for cold medicine granules. To meet their large-scale production demand, they purchased two complete granulation production lines from our company.

Each line is designed with a capacity of 2.5 tons per hour, achieving a total output of 5 tons per hour across both lines.

Process Description

The entire production line is designed as a fully integrated and automated system, covering all key stages from raw material handling to final packaging:

 1. Automatic Robot Feeding System

 Raw materials are automatically loaded into the system using robotic feeding, minimizing manual handling.

 2. Grinding / Milling Process

 Raw materials are processed into fine powder to meet formulation requirements.

 3. Dry Powder Mixing

The pharma powders are uniformly mixed to ensure a consistent formulation.

 4. Wet Mixing (High Shear Mixing)

Liquid binders are added to form a homogeneous wet mass.

 5. Wet Granulation

The wet mass is processed into uniform granules through a granulation system.

6. Drying Process

Granules are dried efficiently to achieve the desired moisture content.

7. Screening

Final particle size is controlled through vibrating screening.

8. Automatic Packaging

Finished granules are automatically weighed and packed.

Project Benefits

• Significant reduction in labor costs

• Improved production efficiency and consistency

• Enhanced product quality and process control

• Compliance with modern pharmaceutical manufacturing requirements

  
  

Conclusion

This project demonstrates our capability to deliver large-scale, fully automated granulation production lines for pharmaceutical applications. The successful implementation for Sanjiu Pharmaceutical highlights the reliability, efficiency, and advanced design of our equipment in high-demand production environments.