Food and Beverage Hoses

Food and Beverage Hoses mainly comprises of a sanitary hose for grains, powders, flour, dry fruits, oils, syrup, dairy products, juices, beer, wine, acetic acid products and other bulk commodities. The hoses need to be FDA and USDA sanitary standard compliant to ensure a hygienic transfer of food and beverage. There should be strict global manufacturing process which ensures hose cleanliness both inside and out for sanitary food and beverage transfer. The hose contains a core made of an ultra smooth nitrile rubber-PVC blend that ensures high flexibility and durability keeping the weight light. The abrasion resistant core offers an FDA grade high purity surface suitable for a wide variety of food and beverage applications.

The Food and Beverage Hoses comes in different varieties but the two most important varieties are: a. Drinking water hose and b. Food grade hose

Drinking water hose

A drinking water hose needs to ensure safe and hygienic transfer of water. Latest manufacturing technologies which uses PVC/EVA hose ensures great performance and long lasting life. The Drinking water hose finds applications in Food and Beverage Manufacturing Plants and on Caravans and boats. They can be used with Plastic/Brass Garden Hose fittings and they are available in different length. The drinking water hose keeps drinking water safe by using FDA approved materials which are kink resistant and ensure great performance.

Food grade hose

A Food Grade Hose is mainly used for the bulk transfer of food products through suction or pneumatic systems. The suction and discharge hoses are manufactured exclusively to preserve the quality of food products and to prevent them from getting contaminated. The cleanliness and sanitation to be ensured during transfer of food products in non-negotiable. In order to maintain flexibility the food grade hoses are made up of rubber or PVC. They do have an internal stainless steel wire to provide strength and durability. The major characteristics which a Food grade hose should ensure are: Should be Odorless, Should be Durable, Non-Metallic structure to avoid contamination, can sustain high Pressure, Chemical resistant, Temperature range should be wide etc.