Economic Appraisal of Freezing Methods

ECONOMIC APPRAISAL

	Packaged Spiral Freezer
	Site Built Spiral Freezer
	Packaged Tunnel Freezer
	Modular Tunnel Freezer
	Packaged Tray Freezer
	Drag thru Dolly Freezer
	Multipass Tunnel Freezer
	Contact Stainless Belt Tunnel Freezer
	Contact PolyBelt Tunnel Freezer
	Variable Retention Time Freezer
	Spiral Steam Cooker
	Pouch Cooker/Cooler
	Company Profile
	Used or Refurbished Sales

ECONOMIC APPRAISAL OF FREEZING METHODS

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

CONTENTS:

Requirements of the Raw Material
Freezing Methods	Page 3
Freezing Costs	Page 3
Product Quality Requirements	Page 8
Selling Prices of the Frozen Product	Page 11
Losses in the Process	Page 11
Effect of Freezing Methods on Other Steps	Page 13
Applications Unique to Freezing of Fish	Page 13
Freezing Methods of the Future	Page 14

This report was produced by the Western Utilization Research and Development Division, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Albany, California 94710. Copies are available on request.