Chapter 112 Plant Extraction
Capsicum red pigment, as a pure natural plant pigment, is widely used in the dyeing of bread, candy, chocolate and other foods, the dyeing of sugar coatings of certain pharmaceutical dosage forms, and the dyeing of high-end cosmetics such as lipstick and rouge. dyeing.
In addition, it will also be used in fields such as building decoration and specific military weapons.
In terms of technology, China's capsicum red pigment production is mainly based on solvent extraction. The equipment developed by Fengkai Agricultural Machinery also adopts the solvent extraction process.
It’s just that its refining process is more ingenious, and membrane separation technology is used to remove residues, which greatly improves the quality of the final pigment.
After a series of processes, the concentrated dark red oily liquid begins to gather.
Technicians immediately tested it with instruments.
“The color value of the initially extracted red pigment reached 150, and after separation and purification, the color value reached 230.”
“The solvent residue is also less than 50mg/kg, and the heavy metal limit, pesticide residue, The capsaicin residue limit and other indicators also all met the standards."
Guan Cheng smiled and extended his right hand to Yu Qin, and the two held it tightly.
"Congratulations, Mr. Yu. The equipment debugging went very smoothly and the production process is fine. The extracted red pigment meets the export standards. As long as the certification is completed, it can be exported abroad at any time."
Yu Qin seems to be still there. Like a dream.
According to his understanding, the export price of capsicum red pigment is generally around US$30,000 per ton, and its value far exceeds that of crudely processed chili pepper products.
"The factory is not familiar with the production process, so I have to trouble you to train the factory employees."
Guan Cheng showed a meaningful expression, "This is all It’s a small matter. Mr. Yu’s burden will still be heavy in the future!”
Yu Qin's curiosity was aroused and he asked: "Oh? How do you say it?"
"Mr. Yu, what else do you think this production line can do besides extracting red pigments?"
"Capsaicin, capsaicin?"
Guan Cheng said with a smile: "The pattern is too small, the pattern is too small!"
"There are rumors that the group plans to use the whole king The company is a springboard to enter the plant extraction industry. In the future, not only peppers, but also safflower, marigold, turmeric, pepper, cumin, cottonseed and other extracts will be involved
This also avoids competition with chili products from across the country such as Laoganma and Pixian Douban. "
Yu Qin asked without changing his expression: "Has the production technology problem been solved? "
Guan Cheng shook his head and said: "It's not that simple. Just for the extraction of capsicum red pigment, the group company invited many doctors and expert professors to join us. The subsequent research and development of other plant extraction processes will only depend on you.
The headquarters now has money, and the capital injection into its subsidiaries will be in place soon. Our Fengkai Agricultural Machinery will soon go to the northwest to build a factory. "
"Then we will have to trouble you a lot more in the future. ”
"Little things, small things, are all done by brothers."
In the following days, the second production line was quickly installed and debugged.
But the old employees in the factory have become a little impetuous. In just one year, the factory has undergone tremendous changes.
A company that was originally just a king and hegemon in a small county town has become quite influential in the province, and now it is involved in the production of red pigment.
Yu Qin saw all this and sighed secretly.
"The group company has strong strength and a very visionary strategic plan. In recent years, when the national pepper production has been backlogged, it suddenly made efforts in the field of intensive processing, and the whole company's level feels different."
"Now we We even have the confidence to claim that Quanwang is a high-tech company!”
“The company is developing at a rapid pace, and employees who are unwilling to learn new technologies and processes are destined to be eliminated.”
“The group. At present, the company has only solved the problem of the extraction process of capsicum pigments, and there is still a lot of room for research and development of other plant product series.”
Yu Qin clenched his hands into fists, and he could not be left behind in the Jiahe Group. A big boat!
...
Guo Yang has always evaluated himself as a stingy person.
I am not very particular about food, clothing and housing. I only like cars, but my interest is not in the luxury cars that the public likes, but in various rugged agricultural machinery.
Pickups, tractors, harvesters, and even heavy trucks are his favorites.
But when it comes to investing in agriculture, he has never hesitated to invest the money.
For him, there is no shortage of money in this life. And the sense of accomplishment gained from agriculture satisfies his spirit even more.
That's why he said, "Agriculture cannot be done for the purpose of making money."
After knowing that peppers in Long Province were likely to be unsaleable this year, he decided to enter the market without thinking too much. take on more responsibilities.
Use Tianhe's logistics system to sell more fresh peppers to other markets.
But in fact this is a loss-making business!
At this time, the infrastructure conditions in Long Province and other northwest regions were still far behind those of later generations, and trains were too popular.
The transportation of agricultural products requires high timeliness and high losses. Basically, if a shipment of vegetables is sent, Tianhe will have to bear a certain amount of losses.
In addition to focusing on cold chain logistics, another initiative of Guo Yang is the deep processing of peppers.
The seed store has an after-sales service function.
All kinds of seeds sold can find corresponding after-sales services here, and agricultural product processing is just one of them.
In fact, the extraction technology of capsicum red pigment has been available for a long time, and the solvent extraction technology provided by seed stores is not very advanced.
What is rare is that it can achieve large-scale industrial production.
Guo Yang used the remaining 3 points of natural energy in exchange for this production technology, and then used Fengkai Agricultural Machinery to obtain capital injection from the group, and took this private goods with him when he established the corporate technology center.
After achieving great success in the financial market, Jiahe Agriculture Group has increased investment in various subsidiaries.
The same is true for Quanwang Company.
After having sufficient funds, Quanwang Company completed its restructuring again.
First of all, the name was changed, and the Quanwang Chili Pepper Processing Factory completely withdrew from the stage of history.
Quanwang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. was established.
Following this was the establishment of a corporate technology center. According to the plan, the R&D funding in the first year would reach tens of millions of yuan, and will increase year by year in the future.
This has also allowed the technology center to attract a large number of talents.
It has successively introduced more than a dozen doctoral students and research provinces from major universities, and also attracted experts and professors in the industry to join.
Quanwang Biotech is going further and further in the research and development of plant natural pigment extraction and production technology.
In addition to pigment extraction, the production technology of capsaicin and capsaicin has also made staged progress, and research on the extraction of plants such as marigold and safflower has also been put on the agenda.
As dry peppers enter the harvest season,
Farmers in various places who were struggling with unsalable products found that Quanwang Company was still purchasing dried peppers from other farmers after digesting its own planting orders.
As long as the product quality meets the requirements, the price will always remain above 4 yuan per catty!
The advantage of Tianjiao No. 1 seed was once again demonstrated at this time.
In terms of quality, Tianjiao No. 1 has been widely recognized by purchasers, and its advantage in terms of output is even more obvious.
The yield per mu of dried peppers of processed varieties such as red and long-line peppers in the United States is usually around 300 kilograms, but the average yield per mu of Tianjiao No. 1 is more than 400 kilograms!
In this year of product backlog, it is rare for farmers who grow Tianjiao No. 1 to lose money.
In contrast, some small brand pepper seed growers are generally in a loss-making situation.
At the same time, South Korea's Shinong Company is in the pepper planting base in Long Province.
Bags of dried chili peppers are loaded onto large trucks.
Farmers received stacks of banknotes from the agents, their faces filled with joy of harvest.
Jin Yongshun stood aside, with a hint of indifference in his eyes.
“Are these growers thanking us from the bottom of their hearts? No, they just value the money in our hands.”
“If we don’t increase the purchase price, next year we will The market share of Zhenqing series seeds will also decrease!”
Jin Yongshun hated this with all his teeth.
Quanwang Biotech spared no effort in acquiring Tianjiao No. 1 dried pepper. Due to pressure, many companies did not dare to lower prices at will.
The reputation of Quanwang Biotechnology began to spread in Jiuquan, Gangu, Lanshi, Long Province and other areas.
The farmers are in tears of gratitude, while the big growers are terrified for the rest of their lives.
Various news media and TV interviews have continued, praising Tianhe Seed Industry and Quanwang Biotech under Jiahe Group in turn.
“In Gangu, Long Province, chili peppers are red and life is booming.”
“The capsicum red pigment developed by Quanwang Biotechnology has filled the domestic technology gap, and the first capsicum red pigment product production line is running smoothly. ”
"Tianhe Seed Industry's 'Chili Red' is extremely popular!"
The media reports were peaceful, as if the pepper sales had never happened.
However, the local governments involved in promoting the pepper planting project have lingering fears, and their favorable impression of Jiahe Group has rapidly increased.
Various policies and support projects that may or may not be provided have also been implemented quickly.
Some senior provincial officials even gave comments,
"Jiahe Group is a company with a high sense of social responsibility!"
(End of this chapter)