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Results: a healthy, natural product, which meets the new health quality requirements.<\/p><p>During the process, the product is not, at any time, in contact with synthetic solvent to facilitate extraction or increase pigment concentration.<\/p><h3>1- Harvest<\/h3><p>Respecting the harvest timetable is a fundamental part of quality.<\/p><p>It is drawn up to optimise transformation of the plant according to its vegetative stage.\u00a0For better quality dehydrated products, we undertake to respect the cutting timetable for each raw material. To obtain the most suitable plant for manufacture of our various commercial qualities.<\/p><p>Example of alfalfa cutting timetable:<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/desialis.com\/images\/groupe\/calendrier_v2_eng.jpg\" alt=\"calendrier v2 eng\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p><p><strong>Alfalfa wilting<\/strong><\/p><p>A process which consists of natural drying to lower the average humidity level of the alfalfa before dehydration, without altering its nutritional qualities.<\/p><h3>2- Cold pressing<\/h3><p>The alfalfa is harvested in several successive cuts, from May to October. It is immediately transported to the factory, where the plant material is fragmented to release its constituents. It is then pressed to produce a green juice, rich in protein and pigments.<\/p><h3>3- Heating<\/h3><p>The juice is heated to coagulate the protein. Preheating followed by an injection of steam flocculates most of the protein present, which forms a proteinaceous coagulum.<\/p><h3>4- Centrifugation<\/h3><p>This is all centrifuged to separate the coagulum from the liquid part.<\/p><p>The pigments (lipidic) in the juice are carried along with the paste obtained from the protein coagulum.<\/p><h3>5- Drying and granulation<\/h3><p>This paste is dried on a fluidised bed and granulated at sufficiently low temperatures to preserve the CAE composition.<\/p><p>Cooling takes place on leaving the dryer to stabilise the product.<\/p><h3>6- Storage<\/h3><p>Since the CAE is produced within six months of the alfalfa harvest, it can be stored for one year at specialist storage sites. This stage is subject to more attentive treatment to guarantee perfect preservation of the CAE properties, thus meeting customers&#8217; requirements.<\/p><p>Carotenes and xanthophylls are sensitive to oxidation<\/p><p>Rich in double carbon-carbon bonds, carotenes and xanthophylls are particularly sensitive to oxidation.<\/p><p>This oxidation reaction is initiated and maintained by light, heat and oxygen in the air. During the initiation phase, the reaction is slow, then it intensifies exponentially: this is an autocatalytic reaction.<\/p><p><strong>Three action levers<\/strong><\/p><p>To slow these degradation reactions as much as possible, the storage techniques use three effective levers:<\/p><p><strong>Darkness:<\/strong>\u00a0once produced, CAE pigments are no longer exposed to UV from light, from the storage cell to final packaging.<\/p><p><strong>Aerobic micro:<\/strong>\u00a0CAE is stored in cells with a modified atmosphere. Continuous nitrogen inerting controls and minimises the quantity of oxygen in contact with the pigments.<\/p><p><strong>Cold:<\/strong>\u00a0lowering the temperatures slows oxidation reactions. The CAE is cooled, then stored under positive cold conditions.<\/p><p><strong>D\u00e9sialis has developed two storage systems<\/strong><\/p><p>Storage\u00a0<strong>in inert gas<\/strong>\u00a0(nitrogen), has been used for many years and is specially designed to preserve all the nutritional values in CAE. This system leads to 70% retention of xanthophylls. Depending on the factory production rate, the product is placed under nitrogen after manufacture.<\/p><p>Storage<strong>\u00a0in positive cold<\/strong>\u00a0significantly slows xanthophyll oxidation reactions. It also reduces the risk of mould development.<\/p><p><strong>Degradation curve in inert gas and comparison with storage in free air (in the dark)Degradation curve in positive cold.<\/strong><\/p><p>These processes guarantee the level of Total Xanthophylls (or Lutein-Zeaxanthin).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db5b9a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db5b9a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab54ad4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"ab54ad4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desialis.com\/en\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h2>Dehydration process Concentrated Alfalfa Extract (CAE)<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desialis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Schema_Luzerne_ECL_eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.desialis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Schema_Luzerne_ECL_eng.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.desialis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Schema_Luzerne_ECL_eng-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.desialis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Schema_Luzerne_ECL_eng-1024x916.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.desialis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Schema_Luzerne_ECL_eng-768x687.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.desialis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Schema_Luzerne_ECL_eng-1536x1374.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h2>From plant to concentrated alfalfa extracts<\/h2>\n<p>Alfalfa naturally rich in proteins, cultivated in North-Eastern France, is used to supply our extraction tools.<\/p>\n<p>The process consists of a sequence of physical stages, which preserve the plant&#8217;s intrinsic qualities as far as possible. Results: a healthy, natural product, which meets the new health quality requirements.<\/p>\n<p>During the process, the product is not, at any time, in contact with synthetic solvent to facilitate extraction or increase pigment concentration.<\/p>\n<h3>1- Harvest<\/h3>\n<p>Respecting the harvest timetable is a fundamental part of quality.<\/p>\n<p>It is drawn up to optimise transformation of the plant according to its vegetative stage.\u00a0For better quality dehydrated products, we undertake to respect the cutting timetable for each raw material. To obtain the most suitable plant for manufacture of our various commercial qualities.<\/p>\n<p>Example of alfalfa cutting timetable:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/desialis.com\/images\/groupe\/calendrier_v2_eng.jpg\" alt=\"calendrier v2 eng\" width=\"600\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alfalfa wilting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A process which consists of natural drying to lower the average humidity level of the alfalfa before dehydration, without altering its nutritional qualities.<\/p>\n<h3>2- Cold pressing<\/h3>\n<p>The alfalfa is harvested in several successive cuts, from May to October. It is immediately transported to the factory, where the plant material is fragmented to release its constituents. It is then pressed to produce a green juice, rich in protein and pigments.<\/p>\n<h3>3- Heating<\/h3>\n<p>The juice is heated to coagulate the protein. Preheating followed by an injection of steam flocculates most of the protein present, which forms a proteinaceous coagulum.<\/p>\n<h3>4- Centrifugation<\/h3>\n<p>This is all centrifuged to separate the coagulum from the liquid part.<\/p>\n<p>The pigments (lipidic) in the juice are carried along with the paste obtained from the protein coagulum.<\/p>\n<h3>5- Drying and granulation<\/h3>\n<p>This paste is dried on a fluidised bed and granulated at sufficiently low temperatures to preserve the CAE composition.<\/p>\n<p>Cooling takes place on leaving the dryer to stabilise the product.<\/p>\n<h3>6- Storage<\/h3>\n<p>Since the CAE is produced within six months of the alfalfa harvest, it can be stored for one year at specialist storage sites. This stage is subject to more attentive treatment to guarantee perfect preservation of the CAE properties, thus meeting customers&#8217; requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Carotenes and xanthophylls are sensitive to oxidation<\/p>\n<p>Rich in double carbon-carbon bonds, carotenes and xanthophylls are particularly sensitive to oxidation.<\/p>\n<p>This oxidation reaction is initiated and maintained by light, heat and oxygen in the air. During the initiation phase, the reaction is slow, then it intensifies exponentially: this is an autocatalytic reaction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Three action levers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To slow these degradation reactions as much as possible, the storage techniques use three effective levers:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Darkness:<\/strong>\u00a0once produced, CAE pigments are no longer exposed to UV from light, from the storage cell to final packaging.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aerobic micro:<\/strong>\u00a0CAE is stored in cells with a modified atmosphere. Continuous nitrogen inerting controls and minimises the quantity of oxygen in contact with the pigments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cold:<\/strong>\u00a0lowering the temperatures slows oxidation reactions. The CAE is cooled, then stored under positive cold conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>D\u00e9sialis has developed two storage systems<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Storage\u00a0<strong>in inert gas<\/strong>\u00a0(nitrogen), has been used for many years and is specially designed to preserve all the nutritional values in CAE. This system leads to 70% retention of xanthophylls. Depending on the factory production rate, the product is placed under nitrogen after manufacture.<\/p>\n<p>Storage<strong>\u00a0in positive cold<\/strong>\u00a0significantly slows xanthophyll oxidation reactions. It also reduces the risk of mould development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Degradation curve in inert gas and comparison with storage in free air (in the dark)Degradation curve in positive cold.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These processes guarantee the level of Total Xanthophylls (or Lutein-Zeaxanthin).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11729","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dehydration process Concentrated Alfalfa Extract - Desialis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desialis.com\/en\/dehydration-process-cae\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dehydration process Concentrated Alfalfa Extract - Desialis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dehydration process Concentrated Alfalfa Extract (CAE)               From plant to concentrated alfalfa extracts Alfalfa naturally rich in proteins, cultivated in North-Eastern France, is used to supply our extraction tools. The process consists of a sequence of physical stages, which preserve the plant&#039;s intrinsic qualities as far as possible. Results: a healthy, natural product, which meets the new health quality requirements. During the process, the product is not, at any time, in contact with synthetic solvent to facilitate extraction or increase pigment concentration. 1- Harvest Respecting the harvest timetable is a fundamental part of quality. It is drawn up to optimise transformation of the plant according to its vegetative stage.\u00a0For better quality dehydrated products, we undertake to respect the cutting timetable for each raw material. To obtain the most suitable plant for manufacture of our various commercial qualities. Example of alfalfa cutting timetable: Alfalfa wilting A process which consists of natural drying to lower the average humidity level of the alfalfa before dehydration, without altering its nutritional qualities. 2- Cold pressing The alfalfa is harvested in several successive cuts, from May to October. It is immediately transported to the factory, where the plant material is fragmented to release its constituents. It is then pressed to produce a green juice, rich in protein and pigments. 3- Heating The juice is heated to coagulate the protein. Preheating followed by an injection of steam flocculates most of the protein present, which forms a proteinaceous coagulum. 4- Centrifugation This is all centrifuged to separate the coagulum from the liquid part. 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Three action levers To slow these degradation reactions as much as possible, the storage techniques use three effective levers: Darkness:\u00a0once produced, CAE pigments are no longer exposed to UV from light, from the storage cell to final packaging. Aerobic micro:\u00a0CAE is stored in cells with a modified atmosphere. Continuous nitrogen inerting controls and minimises the quantity of oxygen in contact with the pigments. Cold:\u00a0lowering the temperatures slows oxidation reactions. The CAE is cooled, then stored under positive cold conditions. D\u00e9sialis has developed two storage systems Storage\u00a0in inert gas\u00a0(nitrogen), has been used for many years and is specially designed to preserve all the nutritional values in CAE. This system leads to 70% retention of xanthophylls. Depending on the factory production rate, the product is placed under nitrogen after manufacture. Storage\u00a0in positive cold\u00a0significantly slows xanthophyll oxidation reactions. 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Example of alfalfa cutting timetable: Alfalfa wilting A process which consists of natural drying to lower the average humidity level of the alfalfa before dehydration, without altering its nutritional qualities. 2- Cold pressing The alfalfa is harvested in several successive cuts, from May to October. It is immediately transported to the factory, where the plant material is fragmented to release its constituents. It is then pressed to produce a green juice, rich in protein and pigments. 3- Heating The juice is heated to coagulate the protein. Preheating followed by an injection of steam flocculates most of the protein present, which forms a proteinaceous coagulum. 4- Centrifugation This is all centrifuged to separate the coagulum from the liquid part. The pigments (lipidic) in the juice are carried along with the paste obtained from the protein coagulum. 5- Drying and granulation This paste is dried on a fluidised bed and granulated at sufficiently low temperatures to preserve the CAE composition. Cooling takes place on leaving the dryer to stabilise the product. 6- Storage Since the CAE is produced within six months of the alfalfa harvest, it can be stored for one year at specialist storage sites. This stage is subject to more attentive treatment to guarantee perfect preservation of the CAE properties, thus meeting customers' requirements. Carotenes and xanthophylls are sensitive to oxidation Rich in double carbon-carbon bonds, carotenes and xanthophylls are particularly sensitive to oxidation. This oxidation reaction is initiated and maintained by light, heat and oxygen in the air. During the initiation phase, the reaction is slow, then it intensifies exponentially: this is an autocatalytic reaction. Three action levers To slow these degradation reactions as much as possible, the storage techniques use three effective levers: Darkness:\u00a0once produced, CAE pigments are no longer exposed to UV from light, from the storage cell to final packaging. Aerobic micro:\u00a0CAE is stored in cells with a modified atmosphere. Continuous nitrogen inerting controls and minimises the quantity of oxygen in contact with the pigments. Cold:\u00a0lowering the temperatures slows oxidation reactions. The CAE is cooled, then stored under positive cold conditions. D\u00e9sialis has developed two storage systems Storage\u00a0in inert gas\u00a0(nitrogen), has been used for many years and is specially designed to preserve all the nutritional values in CAE. This system leads to 70% retention of xanthophylls. Depending on the factory production rate, the product is placed under nitrogen after manufacture. Storage\u00a0in positive cold\u00a0significantly slows xanthophyll oxidation reactions. It also reduces the risk of mould development. Degradation curve in inert gas and comparison with storage in free air (in the dark)Degradation curve in positive cold. 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