Abstract:
The process consists of alternately subjecting the mass of loose product to be rehydrated to a treatment with a hot fluid, for an adjustable preset time interval, and with a cold fluid, for another preset time interval, and of alternately and successively repeating the treatment with hot fluid and with cold fluid until the preset rehydration percentage is attained. The apparatus includes an assembly (1) introducing the product into a tank (2) containing hot water and having a screw feeder (3) which feeds the product to a discharge collector (4). Transfer means (5), in the discharge collector, conveys the product to a cooling assembly.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for prservation of vegetable products, in particular of herbs without resorting to the use of chemical products. According to this invention the dried herbs to be treated undergo an humidification stage, a selection stage and then a cutting and chopping stage. Then follows a sieving and calibration stage of the herbs which, after an homogeneous chopping, are dried and dehydrated. Then they are vacuum-packed or packed in airtight sacks, in containers which protect them from the light.
Abstract:
Pour emballer séparément les composants d'un produit alimentaire qui seraient incompatibles en mélange lors d'un stockage prolongé, l'emballage comporte un alvéole (1) imbriqué dans une cavité (2), cavité et alvéole étant fermés par au moins un opercule (16) et constituant deux compartiments séparés. On emballe le produit en remplissant l'alvéole (1) avec un premier composant qu'on ferme avec un opercule, et la cavité (2) d'ouverture opposées à l'alvéole (1) avec un deuxième composant qu'on ferme avec un opercule.
Abstract:
The dry products of the present invention provide snacks (so-called crunchy smoothies) with particularly high levels of fruit, which are characterised, thanks to their production at low temperatures with substantial exclusion of oxygen, by a high level of conservation of oxidation-sensitive and temperature-sensitive, yet valuable, fruit components, and which have an intense aroma as well as a homogeneous appearance of an attractive colour.
Abstract:
A method for making an expanded snack piece using supercritical fluid extrusion is disclosed. A mixture of shear thinning starch and heat-sensitive ingredients are input into an extruder, hydrated, and mixed with supercritical fluid. The extrudate can be subjected to further processing to set or alter its structure.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a method for preserving a plant material. The method comprises applying a composition comprising a microwave attractant to the plant material; and then drying the plant material while exposing the plant material to microwave energy, wherein the microwave energy heats the plant material to a temperature effective to inactivate the majority of any browning enzymes in the plant material, and wherein the microwave attractant results in the heating of the plant material occurring at a rate whereby browning of the plant material by the browning enzymes during heating is substantially prevented. Also disclosed are uses of the preserved plant material.