Frucosol is a Spanish manufacturer of catering equipment with a factory in Calahorra (La Rioja) that has been producing six families of machines since 1991: citrus juicers, cutlery dryers, glass polishers, degreasing tanks, oil filter machines and glass chillers. Almost its entire range is made from stainless steel and shares the same idea: automating manual tasks that eat up hours of staff time —juicing, drying, polishing, degreasing— with machines that are simple to use and easy to clean.
Frucosol citrus juicers
The orange juicers are the brand's best-known product and they all work by controlled pressure: the machine squeezes the fruit without the pulp coming into contact with the peel, so the juice does not pick up the essential oils or the bitterness of the skin. In juicers and juice extractors you will find the full range:
- F50: manual feed, stainless steel and juicing in full view of the customer. The entry-level option for a coffee shop.
- F50C: adds a digital programmer, a 4 kg fruit storage basket and a pulp filter. It takes fruit up to 85 mm in diameter.
- F50A and F50AC: these come with an automatic feeder with a removable rotating tray; the F50AC adds a digital selector for the number of oranges and an automatic stop.
- FCompact: the smallest of the automatic models, for bars with little worktop space.
- Freezer and Self-Service: designed for self-service. The Freezer has a refrigeration unit with a 7-litre tank and a drip-free tap; the Self-Service starts and stops when the tap is operated and collects the waste in the container inside the unit itself.
Drying, polishing and cleaning for the catering trade
The other half of the catalogue, in other appliances, tackles the invisible work of the wash-up area:
- Cutlery dryers SH3000 and SH7000: they dry and polish stainless steel and silver cutlery after washing, removing limescale marks. The SH7000 comes with a trolley, a germicidal ultraviolet lamp that sterilises the maize granulate and a hot-air turbine.
- Glass polishers SV1000 and SV2000: their flexible natural-fibre rollers adapt to the shape of each wine glass or tumbler and dry without applying extra force, which cuts breakages compared with drying by hand.
- Degreasing tanks MC500, MC1000 and MC2000: they are filled with water, heated with a thermostat and dosed with Dk-6 detergent, which is biodegradable and non-toxic. You simply immerse filters, trays, frying pans or saucepans and rinse; the bath stays effective 24 hours a day for a month.
- Oil filter machine SF5000: it removes impurities and micro-particles from frying oil, slows down its degradation and lengthens the interval between oil changes.
- Glass chiller: it freezes wine glasses and tumblers in seconds without adding any flavour or melting ice, useful for white wines, sparkling wines and cocktails.
The MixChef BC100, the exception in the range
The BC100 oscillating machine neither dries nor juices: it reproduces the circular, eccentric movement of the pan that a chef makes with the wrist, but steadily and for as long as needed. It is made from stainless steel and is used to bind sauces that need continuous movement —bacalao al pilpil, creamy rice dishes, calderetas, game stews or rice pudding— freeing up a hand in the middle of service.
Which Frucosol machine your business needs
If breakfast service is your bottleneck, the choice is between manual feed (F50) and automatic feed (F50A, F50AC): the latter only pays off when there are queues and nobody is free to keep loading fruit. If the problem is the wash-up area —staff drying glasses and cutlery with a cloth—, an SV1000 or an SH3000 give those hours back and improve hygiene along the way, because the drying cloth is one of the most common sources of cross-contamination behind a bar. And if what is spiralling is the spend on oil and cleaning products, the SF5000 filter machine and the MC tanks are the ones that pay for themselves soonest.
Frequently asked questions about Frucosol machines
Where are Frucosol machines made?
Frucosol has been manufacturing in Calahorra (La Rioja, Spain) since 1991. Its range includes citrus juicers, cutlery dryers, glass polishers, degreasing tanks, oil filter machines and glass chillers, almost all of them built from stainless steel.
What is the difference between the Frucosol F50, F50C and F50A juicers?
The F50 is manual feed. The F50C adds a digital programmer, a 4 kg fruit basket and a pulp filter, and it takes fruit up to 85 mm. The F50A and the F50AC come with an automatic feeder with a rotating tray, and the F50AC also adds a digital selector for the number of oranges with an automatic stop.
Why is the juice from a Frucosol juicer not bitter?
Because the controlled-pressure juicing system squeezes the fruit without the juice coming into contact with the peel, avoiding the essential oils and the acidity of the skin, which are what make it bitter.
What is an SH3000 cutlery dryer for?
It automatically dries and polishes freshly washed stainless steel and silver cutlery, removing limescale marks. It is made from stainless steel, it is compact and it works with a hot-air fan that makes it very quiet.
How do Frucosol MC degreasing tanks work?
You fill the tank with water, let it heat up with the thermostat and add Dk-6 detergent, which is biodegradable and non-toxic. Then you simply immerse the utensils —filters, trays, frying pans, saucepans— for as long as the soiling requires and rinse. The bath stays effective 24 hours a day for a month.