Processing method and device for producing artificial meat

By using ohmic heating units and modular heating structures in the production process of artificial meat, combined with external and internal cooling designs, the problems of unreal artificial meat fiber structure and poor material flow in the heating process in the prior art are solved, and efficient and flexible artificial meat production is achieved.

CN115867143BActive Publication Date: 2025-03-28MARS INC
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202180024445.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2020-04-01
Filing Date
2021-04-01
Publication Date
2025-03-28
Estimated Expiration
2041-04-01

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Technical Problem

The prior art is difficult to create a real and realistic meat block fiber structure when producing artificial meat, and there is a problem of low or stagnant material flow during heating, resulting in product accumulation.

Method used

The meat paste is heated using an ohmic heating unit, and the time and temperature curve is finely controlled by setting a modular structure in the heating unit and controlling the current density. The meat paste is cooled after heating by a specially designed pipe with external and internal cooling, creating a longer, more realistic symmetric/concentric fiber/fiber design.

Benefits of technology

The creation of a realistic and realistic meat block fiber structure in artificial meat is achieved, which improves the color, smell and taste performance of the product, and improves heating efficiency and system flexibility through modular design and the use of renewable energy.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a processing method for producing artificial meat, comprising the steps of: a) introducing a meat paste containing protein into a heating unit and heating the meat paste to a temperature above the melting point of the protein to produce a heat-treated product, wherein the heating unit optionally heats the meat paste by ohmic heating, b) cooling the heat-treated product by moving it through a cooling unit so that the heat-treated product has a temperature below the boiling point of water at ambient pressure when leaving the cooling unit, and c) dividing the cooled heat-treated product into small pieces and optionally d) tearing the small pieces by passing the small pieces through a roller gap (14) between a pair of counter-rotating cylindrical rollers (2, 4), wherein the pair of counter-rotating cylindrical rollers (2, 4) have parallel rotation axes (10, 12), and a plurality of protrusions (16) are arranged on the outer surface of at least one of the two rollers (2, 4).
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