Method and device for producing containerized soup

Abstract

To provide a production method and a production apparatus of a packaged soup, capable of preventing contamination of a preparation tank and a piping.SOLUTION: A production method of a packaged soup includes: washing a container; supplying a prepared liquid for generating soup stored in a preparation tank to the washed container; supplying solids for generating the soup with the prepared liquid, obtained by solidifying specific materials having fear of contamination of a facility due to odor, color or grains, to the container to which the prepared liquid is supplied; sealing the container in which the prepared liquid and the solids are filled; and subjecting the sealed container to retort treatment.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing packaged soup. [Background technology]

[0002] Containerized foods have been known for some time (see, for example, Patent Document 1). One such containerized food is containerized soup. Packaged soup is produced by filling a container such as a can or a pouch with soup, sealing the container, and then subjecting the container to a retort process. A soup preparation liquid is stored in a preparation tank and supplied into the container through a supply line including piping connected to the preparation tank. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 8-9938 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The above-mentioned containerized soup may have a strong odor or color of the preparation liquid depending on the type of soup. Therefore, there is a risk that the odor or color of the preparation liquid will adhere to the preparation tank or piping, contaminating the supply line. After producing such soup, there is a risk that it will be necessary to replace the piping of the production line.

[0005] In addition, when the contents contain pulp or spices, substances derived from these raw materials tend to stick to pipes or settle, making it necessary to add washing processes, which takes a lot of time.

[0006] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENTS An object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for producing packaged soup that can prevent contamination of the blending tank and piping. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for producing container-packed soup includes washing a container, supplying a preparation liquid prepared from ingredients of soup stored in a blending tank other than specific ingredients that may contaminate equipment due to their odor, color, or particles, to the washed container, supplying a solid material obtained by solidifying the specific ingredients that produce the soup together with the preparation liquid to the container to which the preparation liquid has been supplied, sealing the container filled with the preparation liquid and the solid material, and retorting the sealed container. The solid matter contains at least one of spices, Chinese medicine, seasonings, and pulp. .

[0008] According to one aspect of the present invention, a manufacturing device for containerized soup includes a rinser for cleaning containers, a blending tank for storing a blended liquid prepared from ingredients of soup other than specific ingredients that may contaminate equipment due to their smell, color, or particles, a liquid filling machine for filling the containers with the blended liquid, piping for supplying the blended liquid from the blending tank to the liquid filling machine, and a liquid filling machine provided on the secondary side of the liquid filling machine for producing the soup in the container together with the blended liquid. The above The method includes a granule filling machine that supplies a solid material obtained by solidifying a specific ingredient, a sealing machine that seals the container filled with the preparation liquid and the solid material, and a retort processing machine that retorts the sealed container. The solid material includes at least one of spices, Chinese medicine, seasonings, and pulp. . Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method and an apparatus for producing packaged soup that can prevent contamination of the blending tank and piping. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of a containerized soup producing device according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 4 is a flow chart showing an example of a method for producing the containerized soup. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a soup composition used in an evaluation test. [Figure 4]FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a containerized soup producing device according to another embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] Hereinafter, a manufacturing device 1 and a manufacturing method for a packaged soup 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a schematic configuration of an apparatus 1 for producing packaged soup 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a flow chart showing an example of a method for producing packaged soup 100. Also, Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the composition of soup 102 using solid matter 122 of packaged soup 100.

[0012] The production device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is configured so as to be capable of producing packaged soup 100.

[0013] (100 container soups) First, the packaged soup 100 will be described. As shown in Fig. 1, packaged soup 100 is constructed by packaging soup 102 in packaging container 101. Packaged soup 100 is produced by sealing soup 102 in packaging container 101 and sterilizing it by retort treatment.

[0014] Specifically, the containerized soup 100 includes a packaging container 101 and soup 102 sealed in the packaging container 101. The packaging container 101 is formed so as to be sealable. The packaging container 101 is heat resistant to the temperature at which the soup 102 is retorted. The packaging container 101 is a can body, a pouch packaging bag, a cup, a bottle body, a PET bottle, or the like that is capable of being retorted. In this embodiment, the packaging container 101 is, for example, a can body made of a metal material. In the following description, the packaging container 101 will be described as a can body 101.

[0015] As shown in Fig. 1, can body 101 includes body 111, lid 112, and bottom 113. With soup 102 packed inside can body 101, the internal pressure is reduced to a predetermined pressure and then the can is sealed.

[0016] The can body 101 is, for example, a packaging container called a three-piece welded can, in which a lid body 112 and a bottom body 113 are fixed to a body body 111 by seaming.

[0017] The body 111 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and a lid 112 and a bottom 113 are fixed to both open ends thereof, respectively.

[0018] The lid 112 is formed of a flat plate material made of a metal material such as an aluminum alloy or steel. A flange portion provided on the outer periphery of the lid 112 is wrapped around one open end of the body 111, thereby hermetically fixing the lid 112 to the body 111. For example, the lid 112 is a so-called stay-on-tab (SOT) type can lid, which has a tab, and by operating the tab, a score line breaks and a drinking spout is formed.

[0019] The bottom body 113 is formed of a flat plate material made of a metal material such as an aluminum alloy or steel. The bottom body 113 is formed in a disk shape, and a flange portion on the outer periphery of the bottom body 113 is fastened to the other open end of the body 111, so that the bottom body 113 is fixed to the body 111 in an airtight manner.

[0020] In such a can body 101, the ingredients of soup 102 are filled into the container body 103 in which the body 111 and the lid body 112, or the body 111 and the bottom body 113 are combined, and then the bottom body 113 or the lid body 112 is rolled up and tightened.

[0021] The soup 102 is produced by blending ingredients. The soup 102 contains, for example, either inclusions with a strong smell and / or color, or inclusions as granules. Examples of these inclusions include spices, Chinese medicine, pulp, and the like. That is, these inclusions are specific inclusions that may contaminate the line by attaching their smell or color to the line such as a pipe, or by remaining in the line as granules such as pulp or spices. In order to distinguish these inclusions from other ingredients (inclusions) that make up the soup 102, in this embodiment, these inclusions will be described below as specific inclusions. Here, pulp refers to, for example, fruit granules or vegetable fiber. A typical example of such soup 102 is curry soup.

[0022] 1, soup 102 is produced, for example, by mixing a preparation liquid 121 with solid matter 122 obtained by solidifying a specific ingredient. As solid matter 122 dissolves in preparation liquid 121, soup 102 reaches product characteristic values ​​such as pH value, salt concentration, and sugar content.

[0023] The mixture 121 is prepared using ingredients of the soup 102 other than the specific ingredient.

[0024] The solid matter 122 is generated by solidifying the specific ingredients described above as the raw materials of the soup 102. Examples of the solidified solid matter 122 include granules, tablets, capsules, roux, granules, paste, freeze-dried, etc. The solid matter 122 does not have fluidity such as liquid or gel, but has a fixed shape regardless of whether it has fluidity or not.

[0025] The granules are raw materials of a predetermined size, and may be the shape of the raw materials themselves, or may be formed with a binder, etc. The tablets are formed into a tablet shape by a method such as compression molding using the above-mentioned specific ingredients as raw materials of the soup 102, or by adding a binder or other component to the specific ingredients.

[0026] The capsule is a container that dissolves in water the specific ingredients described above as ingredients of soup 102, such as liquid, powder, or granules. Examples of materials that make up the capsule container include gelatin and HPMC (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose). The water that dissolves the container is cold water or hot water. In addition to the specific ingredients, other ingredients of soup 102 may be enclosed in the container.

[0027] The roux is a solid made by solidifying the specific ingredients mentioned above as the raw materials of the soup 102 with flour, fats and oils.

[0028] The granules are formed by solidifying the specific ingredients described above as ingredients of the powdered soup 102 into particles larger than the powder. Note that, in order to make the specific ingredients into granules, a component such as a binder may be added.

[0029] A paste is a material in which a binder such as fats and oils or a gelling agent is added to specific ingredients, and the material has fluidity, high viscosity, and a fixed shape.

[0030] The freeze-dried soup is made by freeze-drying and solidifying ingredients that contain the specific ingredients described above as the raw materials of the soup 102, as well as a binder for solidification.

[0031] The solid matter 122 may contain a binder for solidification as appropriate. Examples of the binder include polysaccharides, gelling agents, proteins, and additives that form cross-linked structures. Typical examples of the binder include cellulose, starch, and dextrin.

[0032] The solid matter 122 contains, for example, at least one of spices, Chinese medicine, seasonings, and pulp as a specific ingredient. In this embodiment, since the soup 102 is curry soup, the solid matter 122 is spices to which a binder has been added and solidified.

[0033] (100 container soup manufacturing equipment 1) Next, the apparatus 1 for producing the packaged soup 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a rinser 11, a liquid filling machine 12, a blending tank 13, piping 14, a granule filling machine 15, a sealing machine 16, a retort processing machine 17, and a conveying device 18. The manufacturing apparatus 1 is installed in a factory and constitutes a mass production line for containerized soup 100.

[0034] The rinser 11 is a washing machine that washes a container body 103 such as a can body (packaging container) 101 before filling it with raw materials for making soup 102. For example, the container body 103 before filling it with raw materials for making soup 102 is formed by rolling up a body 111 and a lid body 112 together.

[0035] The liquid filling machine 12 is a so-called filler that fills a predetermined amount of liquid into the container body 103. In this embodiment, the liquid filling machine 12 fills the container body 103 with a fixed amount of preparation liquid 121 supplied from the preparation tank 13.

[0036] The blending tank 13 stores the blended liquid 121. The blending tank 13 may be used to blend the blended liquid 121, or may have a function of measuring ingredients of the blended liquid 121 and blending a predetermined amount of the measured ingredients. The piping 14 supplies the blended liquid 121 stored in the blending tank 13 to the liquid filling machine 12. The blending tank 13 and the piping 14 form a supply line for the blended liquid 121 to the liquid filling machine 12.

[0037] The granule filling machine 15 is provided on the secondary side of the rinser 11. The granule filling machine 15 fills the container body 103 with the solid material 122. The solid material 122 filled by the granule filling machine 15 into the container body 103 may be previously formed and the solidified solid material 122 may be supplied to the granule filling machine 15, or the manufacturing apparatus 1 may have a device for forming the solid material 122, and the forming device and the granule filling machine 15 may be connected by a conveying line for the solidified solid material 122. In this embodiment, the granule filling machine 15 includes a storage section 15a for storing the solid material 122, and a line 15b for conveying a predetermined amount of the solid material 122 from the storage section 15a to produce the soup 102.

[0038] Storage unit 15a is a tank or the like that stores solid material 122. For example, when solid material 122 is a roux and there is a risk that solid material 122 will melt due to temperature, storage unit 15a may include a cooling device that cools solid material 122.

[0039] Line 15b supplies a predetermined amount of solid material 122 to container body 103. The method of conveying and supplying of line 15b is set appropriately. For example, line 15b may be configured to convey a large amount of solid material 122, and when supplying solid material 122 to container body 103, measure the solid material 122 and supply a fixed amount of solid material 122 to container body 103. Also, for example, line 15b may be configured to convey only a predetermined amount of solid material 122 from storage section 15a and supply it to container body 103.

[0040] The sealing machine 16 seals the packaging container 101 filled with the prepared liquid 121 and the solid matter 122. In this embodiment, the sealing machine 16 seals the can body 101 by covering the container body 103 composed of the body 111 and the lid body 112 with the bottom body 113 and rolling and tightening it.

[0041] The retort processor 17 retorts the can body 101 that is filled with the prepared liquid 121 and the solid matter 122 and sealed. The retort processor 17 includes a retort kettle, and heats the can body 101 contained in the retort kettle at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time to perform retort sterilization. The retort processor 17 performs the retort process by leaving the can body 101 contained in the retort kettle stationary, or has a stirring function that rotates or rocks the can body 101, thereby performing the retort process while stirring the can body 101 contained in the retort kettle.

[0042] The conveying device 18, for example, sequentially conveys the container bodies 103 from a collecting section 18a that collects a plurality of container bodies 103 to the rinser 11, the liquid filling machine 12, the granular filling machine 15, the sealing machine 16, and the retort processor 17. The conveying device 18 is, for example, a conveyor formed of rollers, belts, etc. The conveying device 18 constitutes a conveying line between each device for the container bodies 103. The conveying device 18 may further include a configuration for conveying a bottom body 113 that seals the container bodies 103 in the sealing machine 16.

[0043] (Production method of packaged soup 100) Next, a method for producing the packaged soup 100 will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

[0044] First, the container body 103, which does not have a bottom body 113 (or a lid body 112) and is formed by a body 111 and a lid body 112 (or a bottom body 113) and has one open end, is transported to the rinser 11 by the transport device 18. The rinser 11 cleans the container body 103 transported to the rinser 11 by the transport device 18 (step ST11).

[0045] Next, the container body 103 cleaned by the rinser 11 is transported by the transport device 18 to the liquid filling machine 12 and the granule filling machine 15. Then, the liquid filling machine 12 and the granule filling machine 15 fill the container body 103 with the prepared liquid 121 and the solid matter 122, respectively (step ST12). Specifically, the liquid filling machine 12 fills a predetermined amount of the prepared liquid 121 supplied from the blending tank 13 via the piping 14 into the transported container body 103. In addition, the granule filling machine 15 fills a predetermined amount of the solid matter 122 into the container body 103 filled with the transported prepared liquid 121.

[0046] The preparation liquid 121 is prepared in the preparation tank 13 or in a tank other than the preparation tank 13. The size of the solid matter 122 is set to a predetermined size, and the granule filling machine 15 fills the container body 103 with a predetermined number of solid matter 122. The size and the number of solid matter 122 to be filled are appropriately set. The solid matter 122 is filled into the packaging container 101 together with the preparation liquid 121, and is formed so that it can be dissolved and homogenized in the preparation liquid 121 when a retort process described later is performed, and can be prevented from crumbling during storage, transportation, and filling until it is filled into the container body 103 by the granule filling machine 15. The solid matter 122 is set to a shape that ensures a surface area and a shape that is easy to fill into the packaging container 101, and is, for example, cylindrical, columnar, or spherical, but may be rectangular or other shapes.

[0047] Furthermore, when the container body 103 is sealed in the next step, the granule filling machine 15 fills the container body 103 with the solid matter 122 in an amount or shape that does not affect the sealing of the container body 103. As a specific example, when the solid matter 122 floats in the preparation liquid 121, if the solid matter 122 floats in the preparation liquid 121 and a part of the solid matter 122 is located above the opening of the container body 103, there is a risk that the solid matter 122 will not be able to seal the container body 103 in the next step. For this reason, the solid matter 122 is set in a shape and amount that will position it below the opening of the container body 103 when it is supplied to the container body 103 filled with the preparation liquid 121.

[0048] Next, the container body 103 filled with the prepared liquid 121 and the solid matter 122 is transported by the transport device 18 to the sealing machine 16. Then, the sealing machine 16 seals the container body 103 (packaging container 101) (step ST13). When the packaging container 101 is a can body 101 like the packaging container 101 of this embodiment, the sealing machine 16 places a bottom body 113 in the container body 103 and seams the bottom body 113 to the body 111 of the container body 103, thereby sealing the can body 101.

[0049] Next, the conveying device 18 conveys the sealed can body 101 to the retort processor 17. The retort processor 17 retorts the sealed can body 101 (step ST14). For example, the retort processor 17 heats the sealed can body 101 at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time to perform retort sterilization, and dissolves the solid matter 122 in the preparation liquid 121.

[0050] Here, the dissolution of the solid matter 122 in the prepared liquid 121 is performed by retort treatment or by agitating the prepared liquid 121 and the solid matter 122 by retort treatment and by rotating or rocking the can body 101 during the retort treatment.

[0051] Next, the can body 101 is cooled in the retort processor 17 or outside the retort processor 17 (step ST15). The can body 101 may be cooled naturally or may be cooled forcibly using a cooling machine. Through these steps, the packaged soup 100 is produced.

[0052] According to the thus configured manufacturing apparatus 1 and manufacturing method for packaged soup 100, in the production of packaged soup 100, a specific ingredient that may contaminate the manufacturing apparatus 1 among the ingredients of soup 102 is formed as solid matter 122 and filled into container body 103 separately from blended liquid 121. Moreover, solid matter 122 is filled into container body 103 after blended liquid 121 has been filled.

[0053] As a result, the blended liquid 121 that comes into contact with the transfer lines, such as the blending tank 13 and the piping 14, does not contain any substances that would contaminate these transfer lines. Thus, the production apparatus 1 and production method can prevent the blending tank 13, the piping 14, etc. from being contaminated. As a result, when changing the type of soup 102 produced by the production apparatus 1 and production method, it is not necessary to replace the blending tank 13 and the piping 14, and the time and steps for cleaning, etc. can also be reduced.

[0054] In addition, since the solid matter 122 is filled into the container body 103 filled with the prepared liquid 121, the specific ingredients are not scattered when the prepared liquid 121 is filled, and the specific ingredients are not attached to the liquid filling machine 12 that fills the prepared liquid 121.

[0055] That is, when the prepared liquid 121 is filled into the container body 103, there is a risk that the prepared liquid 121 supplied to the container body 103 will scatter. At this time, if the container body 103 is filled with a specific inclusion, there is a risk that the specific inclusion will scatter outside the container body 103 together with the scattered prepared liquid 121. Furthermore, in a configuration in which the liquid filling machine 12 is attached to the opening of the container body 103 and a tube is inserted into the interior to supply the prepared liquid 121, there is a risk that the specific inclusion will adhere to the liquid filling machine 12. However, in this embodiment, since the granule filling machine 15 is provided on the secondary side of the liquid filling machine 12, the specific inclusion (solid matter 122) will not be present in the container body 103 when the prepared liquid 121 is filled by the liquid filling machine 12. Therefore, according to the manufacturing apparatus 1 and the manufacturing method, when the mixed liquid 121 is supplied to the container body 103, contamination caused by the specific contents scattering or adhering to the liquid filling machine 12 can be prevented.

[0056] In this way, by providing a granular filling machine 15 that fills solid material 122 containing specific ingredients on the secondary side of the liquid filling machine 12, contamination of not only the blending tank 13 and piping 14 but also the liquid filling machine 12 can be prevented.

[0057] As described above, according to the apparatus 1 and method for producing the packaged soup 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention, contamination of the blending tank 13 and the piping 14 can be prevented.

[0058] Next, a manufacturing apparatus 1 and a manufacturing method for packaged soup 100 according to another embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 4. The manufacturing apparatus 1 and the manufacturing method according to this embodiment have a grain filling machine 15 on the primary side in addition to the secondary side of the liquid filling machine 12. For this reason, in the manufacturing apparatus 1 and the manufacturing method for packaged soup 100 according to this embodiment, the same components as those in the manufacturing apparatus 1 and the manufacturing method for packaged soup 100 according to the above-mentioned embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0059] The soup 102 of the packaged soup 100 produced in this embodiment contains, for example, either inclusions with a strong smell and / or color, or inclusions as particles. Examples of these inclusions include spices, Chinese medicine, pulp, and the like. That is, these inclusions are specific inclusions that may contaminate the line by attaching their smell or color to the line such as a pipe, or by remaining particles such as pulp or spices in the line. In order to distinguish these inclusions from other ingredients (inclusions) that make up the soup 102, in this embodiment, these inclusions will be described below as specific inclusions. Here, pulp refers to, for example, fruit particles or vegetable fibers. A typical example of such soup 102 is curry soup.

[0060] 4, soup 102 is produced, for example, by mixing a preparation liquid 121, a first solid material 123 that does not contain a specific ingredient, and a second solid material 122 that is a solidified version of the specific ingredient. As solid material 122 dissolves in preparation liquid 121, soup 102 reaches product characteristic values ​​such as pH value, salt concentration, and sugar content.

[0061] Here, the second solid material 122 is the solid material 122 used in the manufacturing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment described above.

[0062] The first solid 123 is produced by solidifying raw materials that do not contain the above-mentioned specific ingredients as raw materials of the soup 102. Here, the raw materials excluding the specific ingredients of the soup 102 are the raw materials of the preparation 121 and the raw materials excluding the specific ingredients of the soup 102. Here, examples of the solidified first solid 123 include granules, powder, tablets, capsules, roux, granules, paste, freeze-dried, and the like. The first solid 123 does not have fluidity such as liquid or gel, but has a fixed shape regardless of whether it has fluidity or not. The first solid 123 may also contain, for example, pulp, which is one of the specific ingredients and does not adhere to and contaminate lines such as piping due to its odor or color.

[0063] The granules are granular raw materials of a predetermined size, and may be the shape of the raw materials themselves excluding the specific ingredients of soup 102, or may be formed by adding ingredients such as a binder to the raw materials excluding the specific ingredients of soup 102. The powder is a powdered raw material.

[0064] The tablets are made by adding ingredients such as a binder to the raw materials excluding the specific ingredients of the soup 102, or by compressing and forming the raw materials excluding the specific ingredients of the soup 102 into a tablet shape.

[0065] A capsule is a container in which raw materials, excluding specific ingredients, of liquid, powder, or granular soup 102 are enclosed in a container that dissolves in water. Materials constituting the capsule container include gelatin and HPMC (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose). The water in which the container dissolves is cold water or hot water.

[0066] Roux is a solid made by solidifying the raw materials, excluding the specific ingredients of soup 102, with flour, fats, and oils.

[0067] The granules are made by solidifying the raw materials, excluding the specific ingredients, of the powdered soup 102 into particles larger than the powder. Note that, in order to turn the specific ingredients into granules, a component such as a binder may be added.

[0068] The paste is made by adding a binder such as fats and oils or a gelling agent to the raw materials excluding the specific ingredients of the soup 102, and has fluidity, high viscosity, and a fixed shape.

[0069] Freeze-dried soup is made by freeze-drying and solidifying ingredients, including raw materials other than specific ingredients of soup 102 and a binder for solidification.

[0070] The first solid material 123 may contain a binder for solidification as appropriate. Examples of the binder include polysaccharides, gelling agents, proteins, and additives that form cross-linked structures. Typical examples of the binder include cellulose, starch, and dextrin.

[0071] Such first solid material 123 not containing the specific inclusion has less risk of contamination than second solid material 122 containing the specific inclusion, or is formed from a raw material that has no risk of contamination.

[0072] The manufacturing equipment 1 includes a rinser 11, a liquid filling machine 12, a mixing tank 13, piping 14, a granule filling machine 15 provided on the primary and secondary sides of the liquid filling machine 12, a sealing machine 16, a retort processing machine 17, and a conveying device 18.

[0073] The granule filling machine 15 is disposed on the primary side and the secondary side of the liquid filling machine 12. In this embodiment, the granule filling machine 15 disposed on the primary side of the liquid filling machine 12 is referred to as the primary side granule filling machine 15A, and the granule filling machine 15 disposed on the secondary side of the liquid filling machine 12 is referred to as the secondary side granule filling machine 15B, and will be described below.

[0074] The primary grain filling machine 15A has the same configuration as the grain filling machine 15 according to the above-mentioned embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted. The primary grain filling machine 15A fills the container body 103 with a predetermined amount of the first solid material 123 that does not contain a specific inclusion.

[0075] The secondary grain filling machine 15B has the same configuration as the grain filling machine 15 according to the above-mentioned embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted. The secondary grain filling machine 15B fills the container body 103 with a predetermined amount of the second solid material 122 containing the specific inclusion.

[0076] The containerized soup 100 is manufactured through each process as shown in the flow chart of Fig. 2 described above. In step ST12, the primary grain filling machine 15A first fills a predetermined amount of the first solid material 123 into the transported container body 103. Next, the liquid filling machine 12 fills a predetermined amount of the blended liquid 121 supplied from the blending tank 13 via the piping 14 into the container body 103 filled with the transported first solid material 123. Next, the secondary grain filling machine 15B fills a predetermined amount of the second solid material (solid material) 122 into the container body 103 filled with the transported first solid material 123 and blended liquid 121.

[0077] According to the thus configured manufacturing apparatus 1 and manufacturing method for packaged soup 100, contamination of blending tank 13 and piping 14 can be prevented, similarly to the manufacturing apparatus 1 and manufacturing method according to the embodiment described above.

[0078] The manufacturing apparatus 1 also has a primary grain filling machine 15A that fills the primary side of the liquid filling machine 12 with a first solid 123 that does not contain at least a specific ingredient that may cause contamination due to odor and color. Therefore, the container body 103 can be filled with raw materials excluding the specific ingredient of the soup 102 on the primary side of the liquid filling machine 12 without contaminating the liquid filling machine 12 on the secondary side.

[0079] Even if the first solid material 123 contains pulp, since the liquid filling machine 12 is configured to supply the prepared liquid 121 to the container body 103, there is little risk of the pulp entering the liquid filling machine 12, and therefore there is little risk of contamination of the liquid filling machine 12. Therefore, even if the first solid material 123 contains pulp, the manufacturing apparatus 1 and the manufacturing method can achieve the above-mentioned effects.

[0080] The present invention is not limited to one embodiment. In the above example, the curry soup blend is described as the soup 102, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the blend can be set as appropriate, and the type of soup 102 can also be set as appropriate.

[0081] Furthermore, the above-mentioned example merely illustrates one example of the blending of ingredients for soup 102, and for example, ingredients for soup 102 may be further filled into container 103 in addition to solid matter 122, and such ingredients for soup 102 may be freeze-dried. In this case, production apparatus 1 and production method may further include a filling machine and process for filling ingredients.

[0082] In the above example, the container 103 is filled with one type of solid material 122 by the granule filling machine 15, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, in the above example, in one embodiment, a manufacturing apparatus 1 having a granule filling machine 15 on the secondary side of the liquid filling machine 12 for filling the container 103 with raw materials containing a specific ingredient of the soup 102 or the specific ingredient is described. In the above example, in another embodiment, a manufacturing apparatus 1 having a primary-side granule filling machine 15A on the primary side of the liquid filling machine 12 for filling the container 103 with raw materials not containing a specific ingredient that may be contaminated by at least the smell and / or color of the soup 102, and a secondary-side granule filling machine 15B on the secondary side of the liquid filling machine 12 for filling the container 103 with raw materials containing a specific ingredient of the soup 102 or the specific ingredient is described.

[0083] However, for example, a configuration may be adopted in which a plurality of granule filling machines 15 are provided, and different types of solid materials 122, 123 are filled into the container body 103 in each granule filling machine 15. However, solid materials 122 containing specific ingredients that may contaminate the soup 102 due to at least the odor and / or color must be provided on the secondary side of the liquid filling machine 12. Furthermore, solid materials 122 that do not contain specific ingredients that may contaminate the soup 102 due to at least the odor and / or color can be provided on either the primary side or secondary side of the liquid filling machine 12. In other words, the solid materials made of ingredients of the soup 102 filled on the primary side of the liquid filling machine 12 may be ingredients that are less likely to cause contamination than the solid materials made of ingredients of the soup 102 filled on the secondary side of the liquid filling machine 12.

[0084] In the above-mentioned examples, the packaging container 101 is a can, a pouch packaging bag, a cup, a bottle, a PET bottle, etc., but is not limited to these, and may have other configurations as long as it can seal the ingredients of the soup 102 and can be retorted.

[0085] As a specific example of the packaging container 101 described above, the can body 101 in which the lid body 112 is wrapped around the body 111 and a drinking spout is formed by a score line has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, when a can body is used as the packaging container 101, the lid body 112 may be a cap that can be replugged to the body 111. In this type of can body 101, for example, a threaded portion is provided on the outer periphery of the mouth of the body 111, and the lid body 112 is molded into a cup shape, and then the lid body 112 is placed on the body 111, and the lid body 112 is threaded along the threaded portion provided on the outer periphery of the mouth of the body 111, so that the lid body 112 is airtightly fixed to the body 111. With this configuration, the can body 101 can be replugged by the lid body 112 to the body 111, and the mouth of the body 111 becomes a drinking spout by removing the lid body 112 from the body 111. Also, the can body 101 may have another configuration, and may be configured such that the bottom body 113 is fastened to both ends of the body 111, and one of the bottom bodies 113 is opened with a can opener.

[0086] The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention. The embodiments may be combined as appropriate, and in that case, the combined effect can be obtained. Furthermore, the above-mentioned embodiment includes various inventions, and various inventions can be extracted by combinations selected from the multiple components disclosed. For example, if the problem can be solved and the effect can be obtained even if some components are deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment, the configuration from which the components are deleted can be extracted as an invention. The following provides a description equivalent to the invention described in the original claims of this application. [1] Cleaning the container; supplying a soup-making preparation liquid stored in a preparation tank to the washed container; supplying a solid material obtained by solidifying a specific ingredient that may contaminate equipment due to odor, color, or particles and that produces the soup together with the preparation liquid to the container to which the preparation liquid has been supplied; sealing the container filled with the preparation and the solids; retorting the sealed container; A method for producing a packaged soup, comprising: [2] The method for producing containerized soup described in [1], wherein the solid material is formed into granules, tablets, capsules, roux, granules, paste, or by solidifying through freeze-drying. [3] A method for producing a containerized soup described in [1] or [2], wherein the mixed liquid is mixed using ingredients of the soup other than the specific ingredient. [4] The method for producing containerized soup described in any one of [1] to [3], wherein the solid matter contains at least one of spices, Chinese herbal medicine, seasonings, and pulp. [5] A method for producing a container-packed soup described in any one of [1] to [4], which includes supplying a first solid material obtained by solidifying ingredients of the soup excluding the specific ingredient to the container before the preparation liquid is supplied. [6] A rinser for cleaning the container; a blending tank for storing a blending liquid for producing soup; a liquid filling machine for filling the container with the preparation; a pipe for supplying the mixed liquid from the mixed liquid tank to the liquid filling machine; a granule filling machine provided on the secondary side of the liquid filling machine, which produces the soup together with the liquid mixture in the container, and supplies solid matter obtained by solidifying a specific ingredient that may contaminate equipment due to its smell, color, or granules; a sealer for sealing the container filled with the preparation and the solid material; A retort processor for retorting the sealed container; The containerized soup manufacturing device includes: [7] The solid material is formed into granules, tablets, capsules, roux, granules, paste, or by solidifying through freeze-drying, in the apparatus for producing containerized soup described in [6]. [8] The apparatus for manufacturing containerized soup described in [6] or [7], wherein the mixed liquid is mixed using ingredients of the soup other than the specific ingredient. [9] The apparatus for manufacturing containerized soup described in any one of [6] to [8], wherein the solid material includes at least one of spices, Chinese herbal medicine, seasonings, and pulp.

[10] An apparatus for manufacturing containerized soup as described in any one of [6] to [9], comprising a primary side filling machine that supplies a first solid material obtained by solidifying ingredients excluding the specific ingredient of the soup to the container before the preparation liquid is supplied. [Explanation of symbols]

[0087] 1... manufacturing equipment, 11... rinser, 12... liquid filling machine, 13... blending tank, 14... piping, 15... granule filling machine, 15A... primary side granule filling machine, 15B... secondary side granule filling machine, 15a... storage section, 15b... line, 16... sealing machine, 17... retort processing machine, 18... conveying device, 18a... collection section, 100... containerized soup, 101... can body (packaging container), 102... soup, 103... container body, 111... body, 112... lid body, 113... bottom body, 121... blended liquid, 122... solids (second solids), 123... first solids.

Claims

1. Cleaning the container, Supplying a prepared liquid prepared from ingredients other than specific ingredients that may contaminate equipment due to odor, color, or particles among ingredients of soup stored in a preparation tank to the washed container; supplying a solid material obtained by solidifying the specific ingredient that produces the soup together with the preparation liquid to the container to which the preparation liquid has been supplied; sealing the container filled with the preparation and the solids; retorting the sealed container; Including, The method for producing containerized soup, wherein the solid material contains at least one of spices, Chinese medicine, seasonings, and pulp.

2. The method for producing containerized soup according to claim 1 , wherein the solid material is formed into a granule, tablet, capsule, roux, granule, paste, or by solidification by freeze-drying.

3. 3. The method for producing container-packed soup according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: supplying a first solid obtained by solidifying ingredients of the soup excluding the specific ingredient to the container before the preparation liquid is supplied.

4. A rinser for cleaning the container; A mixing tank for storing a mixed liquid prepared from ingredients other than specific ingredients that may contaminate equipment due to odor, color, or particles among the ingredients of the soup; a liquid filling machine for filling the container with the preparation; a pipe for supplying the mixed liquid from the mixed liquid tank to the liquid filling machine; a granule filling machine provided on the secondary side of the liquid filling machine, which supplies a solid material obtained by solidifying the specific ingredient to the container and produces the soup together with the liquid mixture; a sealer for sealing the container filled with the preparation and the solid material; A retort processor for retorting the sealed container; Equipped with The solid material includes at least one of spices, Chinese medicine, seasonings, and pulp.

5. 5. The apparatus for producing bottled soup according to claim 4, wherein the solid material is formed as granules, tablets, capsules, roux, granules, paste, or by solidification by freeze-drying.

6. 6. The apparatus for producing containerized soup according to claim 4 or 5, further comprising a primary-side filling machine that supplies a first solid obtained by solidifying ingredients of the soup excluding the specific ingredient to the container before the preparation liquid is supplied.

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