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Apparatus and method for hybrid infusion of food pieces

A technology of equipment and materials, applied in the field of immersing solutes in food materials, can solve problems affecting processing, reduction, sugar accumulation, etc., and achieve the effect of reducing sugar accumulation

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-09-01
FRITO LAY NORTH AMERICA INC
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[0009] After the fruit and vegetable material is removed from the maceration process, the maceration solution remaining on it will affect further processing
Excessive sugar or solutes left on macerated material will lead to sugar build-up in downstream processing, waste of macerating solution and reduced yield

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[0023] The description now refers to the drawings of the specification, wherein like elements are designated by like numerals in each drawing. References that do not specify specific references to drawings Figure 2A .

[0024] figure 1 A preferred embodiment of the invention is shown. In a first step 10, food material (otherwise referred to as "product" or "material") is introduced into the device. The food material is preferably a fruit or vegetable material, and may also include meat. The food material is spread out on a U-shaped conveyor within the apparatus to form a product bed 20 . An infusion solution is introduced into the apparatus 30 and the food material is soaked in the infusion solution for a period of time 40 at atmospheric pressure. The apparatus is then depressurized, a vacuum is created therein, and the food material is soaked in the impregnation solution for an additional period 50. During the steps of atmospheric and vacuum impregnation 40, 50, the pr...

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The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for the hybrid infusion of solutes, which comprises atmospheric infusion followed by vacuum infusion, into food pieces within a single apparatus. The apparatus comprises an internal conveyor for holding a bed of product to be infused, two retaining walls extending the length of the internal conveyor to contain the bed of product, a mixing mechanism that moves upward and downward at a predetermined velocity and periodicity to immerse floating product and gently mix, and a vacuum port for depressurizing the apparatus for predetermined periods of time during infusion and draining of the infusion solution.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for impregnating solutes into food materials. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus for macerating food materials, especially vegetables and fruits, by hybrid maceration, including vacuum maceration followed by atmospheric maceration in a single apparatus. Background of the invention [0002] In recent years, consumers' demand for healthy food has grown rapidly, especially healthy fast food. Healthy snacks generally come in the form of dehydrated whole fruit or vegetable chips or cubes. Fruit and vegetable materials (collectively "materials") are typically dehydrated by vacuum frying, and conventional frying results in snack foods that have an unsatisfactory appearance and higher oil content than desired. [0003] The maceration of fruits and vegetables prior to frying is necessary for the dehydration process to obtain the desired product characteristics. With...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A23L1/212A23L2/04A23L19/00
CPCA23L1/2123A23B7/153A23B7/158A23B7/022A23L19/03
Inventor 瓦拉哈拉简·拉哈密·巴斯克菲利普·斯图亚特·弗雷泽万穆斯蒂尔·普帕拉V·N·莫汉·姚
Owner FRITO LAY NORTH AMERICA INC