Solid Enzymatic Unit-Dose Articles for Low-Dust Baking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing baking processes face challenges in convenience, flexibility, and safety due to the use of powdered enzyme products, which require pre-dosing and can generate dust, leading to health risks and process inefficiencies.
Innovation Solution
A method for preparing a solid enzymatic article by forming a moist powder with enzymes, dough ingredients, and a binding agent, then applying pressure and drying to create a unit-dose format that disintegrates during dough preparation without pre-dissolving, ensuring low friability and enzyme release.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If powdered enzyme products are used in baking processes, then enzyme delivery is simple, but pre-dosing is required and dust formation occurs leading to health risks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the enzyme delivery system into unit-dose tablets, each containing a pre-measured amount of enzyme. This segmentation eliminates the need for pre-dosing while containing the enzyme in a compact form that minimizes dust formation during handling and storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates composite tablet structures by compressing enzyme powder with binding agents and fillers. This composite material approach maintains enzyme effectiveness while creating a stable, low-dust formulation that is safe for handling and storage.
2Strength
If conventional tablets are produced by high pressure compression, then tablets have low friability, but they have difficulties dissolving completely during dough preparation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the compression pressure parameter from conventional high pressure (100-200 MPa) to lower pressure (1-100 MPa). This parameter change creates tablets with sufficient structural integrity for handling while maintaining porosity and surface area that enable complete dissolution during dough preparation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates tablets with non-uniform density distribution, where the outer regions have slightly higher density for structural integrity while the inner regions maintain higher porosity for rapid dissolution. This local quality variation resolves the contradiction between strength and dissolution.
3Measurement precision
If semi-automated dosage equipment is used for granulated enzyme products, then enzyme delivery is precise, but the degree of automation is lower in semi-industrial and artisan bakeries
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs the dosing action in advance during tablet manufacturing, creating unit-dose tablets with pre-measured enzyme amounts. This preliminary action eliminates the need for on-site dosing equipment, allowing precise enzyme delivery even in bakeries with low automation levels.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solid enzymatic article provides a convenient, flexible, and safe enzyme delivery system that reduces dust formation and spills, ensuring even enzyme distribution in dough while maintaining product integrity and safety.
Implementation Method 1
forming the solid article by applying a pressure of 1 to 200000 kPa to the moist powder
Implementation Method 2
drying the solid article to remove at least 30% of the water in the moist powder
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AI summary
The invention provides a method for preparing a solid enzymatic unit-dose article for use in baking, which is capable of disintegrating/dissolving during preparation of a dough or a batter.