Commercial cocoa butter press machine, also named hydraulic oil press machine, is a kind of oil pressing equipment that squeezes oil and squeezes out fats according to the principle of liquid static pressure transmission, using liquid as the medium for pressure transmission.

The hydraulic oil press pressing method is a purely physical oil pressing method. It does not generate temperature during the oil pressing process, does not destroy the organic components of the oil, and the squeezed oil has good oil quality and low impurity content. It is especially suitable for some oils with high oil content, especially for cocoa, which needs to retain the unique flavor and nutrition of cocoa.
The hydraulic oil press does not destroy the organic components of the oil during the pressing process. The secondary value of the cake is high and the application range is wide. For example, some cocoa or chocolate processing companies can reduce or reprocess the cocoa powder after a part of the oil is removed. In this way, there are certain requirements for the oil output rate. The hydraulic oil press can control the oil output rate by adjusting different pressures. For these companies, it is more suitable for vertical hydraulic oil presses. It uses oil to transmit pressure, so that the oil is compressed in a static state and then squeezed to produce oil.
Hydraulic Oil Press for Cocoa Processing
Cocoa is one of the important applications of hydraulic oil pressing.
During cocoa processing, cocoa beans are typically processed into cocoa liquor or cocoa mass containing both cocoa solids and cocoa butter. Some manufacturers need to remove part of the cocoa butter to obtain cocoa solids with a specific fat content.
A hydraulic oil press can be used to separate part of the oil from cocoa material through controlled mechanical pressure.
After pressing, the resulting cocoa cake can be further processed into cocoa powder or other cocoa-based ingredients.
This creates an additional value stream from the pressing process and allows cocoa processors to control the characteristics of their intermediate products.
Working Video of Commerical Cocoa Butter Pressing Machine