587347 Disclosed is an inlet for a tank intended for a liquid food product. The inlet is positioned in the side wall of the tank and at the upper end of the tank. The inlet inside the tank comprises means for distributing the inflowing product in fan-shape along the inside of the tank. The inlet discharges in a socket with a downwardly directed opening which extends 110 DEGREE , and that there extends from the opening a fan-shaped disk which has a corresponding span of 110 DEGREE . The disk is arched along the tank wall and that it is slightly bulged downwards, so that the gap which is formed between the disk and the tank wall is approx. 2 cm at the outer definitions of the disk and approx. 1 cm at the central region of the disk. The inlet as claimed in Claim 2, characterised in that the socket has a length A which is 7-8 cm.