Intelligent fermentation equipment and food processing method using the same

Abstract

The present invention discloses intelligent fermentation equipment and a food processing method using the same. The equipment is capable of being used to measure the concentration of gas generated during the food fermentation period so as to determine the fermentation state of the food, such that a food with constant fermentation quality being independent of the variation of internal and external environment elements is produced. The equipment includes a main body, having a selective switch for selecting target food material to ferment and a receiving compartment arranged in the main body; a container, for selectively receiving target food material to be stored in the receiving compartment; a temperature regulator, provided to the main body to heat the target food material to ferment the target food material; a sensor unit, for measuring the concentration of the gas generated during the target food material fermentation period; and a controller, for controlling the temperature regulator according to the gas concentration measured by the sensor unit.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an intelligent fermentation equipment for heating and fermenting food materials, and to a food processing method using the equipment. More specifically, the present invention relates to an intelligent fermentation device and a food processing method using the same, which can measure the concentration of gas generated during fermentation of food material, and determine the fermentation state of the food material based on the gas concentration , collecting data on the state of fermentation associated with gas concentrations produced during fermentation of the food material, and controlling the fermentation of the food material. Background technique [0002] figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional fermentation apparatus 110. The conventional fermentation apparatus 110 includes a main body 112 in which a receiving compartment 114 is defined, and an operation panel 140 provided on the front side of the main body 112 t...

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Problems solved by technology

In this case, since the preset time for fermentation has not completely elapsed, food fermentation continues until the preset time has completely elapsed, so that the food may age undesirably due to excessive fermentation

[0009] On the other hand, when fermentation is carried out for a preset time under adverse fermentation conditions, the initial fermentation may advance beyond the preset time

In this case, the food may also age undesirably due to insufficient fermentation, since the fermentation of the food may be complete before the fermentation of the food is sufficiently advanced

[0010] As such, since conventional equipment is designed to advance the fermentation of food only under predetermined conditions, it cannot overcome variations in fermentation quality caused by internal and external environmental factors

In addition, since conventional equipment cannot measure gas concentration to determine the progress of fermentation, it cannot perform rapid operations through user control and cannot store data for achieving a fermentation pattern that can produce desired food products

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