“Log5 gave us
log reduction and its equipment holds
the characteristics of the sunflower. We
tested the equipment, ordered it and in-
stalled it in our Fargo, N.D. facility.”
Based in Grandin, N.D., CHS Sun-
flower opened its 35,000-square-foot
facility last summer in Fargo. It in-
cludes roasting equipment and the
Log5 pasteurization technology, which
was installed in October. Log5’s three-
step process with validated 5-log re-
duction is fully automated, provides
for gentle handling of the product and
requires no post-pasteurization dry-
ing. Pasteurization also allows for ex-
tended shelf life.
“The facility is all value-added pro-
cessing,” President and General Manag-
er Robert Deraas says. “We receive raw
seeds from growers in our Grandin and
Hazel, N.D., facilities where we clean,
size and manage inventory for quality
and traceability. Then based on cus-
tomer demand, we send a share of that
inventory to Fargo and it is oil roasted,
dry-roasted or pasteurized, so it goes
through the value-added process.”