The diagram illustrates an 11-step linear process involved in the production of apple juice.
Overall, the process begins with harvesting and selecting fresh apples and ends with the delivery of the final product to consumers. It involves both manual labor and modern machinery.
In the first stages, apples are picked from trees and placed into baskets, then put onto the production line, where they are washed and sorted before moving to the next step. In stage 3, the fresh apples are ground. Following this, the pulp is transferred to a pressing machine, after which a centrifuge is used to separate water from the apple concentrate. Once this step is completed, aroma is added to the concentrate.
In the later stages of the process, the juice is filtered and then moderately heated in a temperature-controlled tube until it reaches 80 degrees Celsius for pasteurization. After all main processing steps are completed, the apple juice is filled into bottles. The process concludes with the juice being packed into boxes and delivered to end users by truck.