Plant-Based Sauce and Soup Components for Fast Flavor Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sauce and soup preparation methods, whether high-end or low-cost, face limitations in flavor variation, consistency, and health considerations due to high salt and fat content, requiring trained personnel and time-consuming processes.
Innovation Solution
A multi-component system comprising a base component with a liquid binder, a fine texture component, and optionally a refining component, allowing for flexible and easy preparation of a wide range of sauces and soups by combining classic basic sauces with various textures and flavors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If pre-made sauces are used, then preparation time is reduced and cost is lowered, but flavor adaptation to the dish and health quality deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The sauce system is divided into separate functional components: a base component (providing fundamental flavor and consistency), a fine texture component (providing texture and mouthfeel), and optionally a refining component. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and combined flexibly to create sauce variations tailored to different dishes, resolving the contradiction between quick preparation and flavor adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The base component is designed as a universal foundation that can be combined with multiple fine texture components to create various sauce types. This multi-functionality allows a single base system to serve multiple flavor and texture requirements, enabling both quick preparation (using the base) and flavor adaptation (by selecting different fine texture components).
2Manufacturing precision
If base sauces are produced from scratch, then flavor precision is improved, but preparation time and personnel requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The base component is pre-prepared in advance with the fundamental flavor profile and consistency, eliminating the need for trained personnel to create the base sauce from scratch during service. This preliminary action preserves flavor precision while significantly reducing preparation time and personnel requirements, as only the fine texture components need to be added during final preparation.
3Strength
If high fat content is used in sauces, then texture and mouthfeel are improved, but health quality and flavor variety are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces fat-based thickening with alternative parameters, specifically using fine texture components that provide texture and mouthfeel through different mechanisms (such as plant fibers, starches, or protein-based thickeners). This parameter change maintains the desired texture quality while reducing or eliminating high fat content, thereby improving health quality without sacrificing flavor variety.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a multi-component system for the preparation of a sauce or a soup comprising a base component, a fine texture component and optionally a refining component. The invention further relates to the use of the multi-component system for the production of a sauce or soup, a sauce or soup produced from this multi-component system, and a method for producing the sauce and/or soup by means of the multi-component system according to the invention.