Abstract:
A method for heat treating a liquid food product (LFP) in a heat treatment apparatus (100), the method comprising transferring the liquid food product (LFP) through a flow path (FP) of the heat treatment apparatus (100), heating the liquid food product (LFP) with a heat transfer medium (HTM), and generating ultrasonic pulses (112), by using an ultrasound generator (110), in at least one section (114) of the flow path (FP), for preventing accumulations (116) of the liquid food product (LFP) to deposit on said at least one section (114) of the flow path (FP) or for removing accumulations (116) of the liquid food product (LFP) deposited on said at least one section (114).
Abstract:
A method for sanitizing food products on a production line (201), and a production line (100) for processing food products (103), comprising: a first processing enclosure (101) and a second processing enclosure (102) and a conveyor system (103) configured to move a food product through the first processing enclosure (101) and onwards through the second processing enclosure (102). The first processing enclosure (101) is coupled to a gas supply system (113) delivering a flow of gas at a gas temperature above 70 degrees Celsius via an orifice (113; 114) to generate a first processing atmosphere within the first processing enclosure (101) exposing at least a portion of the surface of the food products, while travelling through the first processing enclosure, to a first processing temperature (Ts) which is above 60 degrees Celsius. The second processing enclosure (102) is configured with an atomizing nozzle (106; 107) to deliver a spray of a supply of an antimicrobial chemical agent (123) towards the food products (103) travelling through the second processing enclosure.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the meat industry, in particular to methods for salting meat during meat foods manufacturing for example sausages or whole muscle products. The inventive method consists in preparing brine, activating said brine by a flow-through treatment in a tank cavitation reactor or by a batch treatment in an uncased cavitation reactor and in mixing the activated brine with a raw meat. The brine activation is carried out at a ratio between the maximum amplitude of acoustic wave pressure inside the reactor and a hydrostatic load therein ranging from 2 to 23.
Abstract:
The present invention is a method for producing a chewing gum with a delayed release high-potency sweetener as well as the chewing gum so produced. The delayed release high-potency sweetener is obtained by mixing a quantity of previously coated high-potency sweetener particles with a limited quantity of a solution of zein. Preferably, the zein is dissolved in water with a pH between about 11.5 and about 12.1. The quantity of the zein solution being added is limited to thereby produce a damp mix which is characterized as being dust free, non-flowing, and crumbly. The damp mix is dried and then particle sized to thereby produce twice-coated particles of the high-potency sweetener within a predetermined particle size range. When incorporated into the chewing gum, these particles are adapted to enhance the shelf-stability of the sweetener and/or produce a delayed release when the gum is chewed.