摘要:
Improved preconditioners (10) are provided for partial moisturization of human food or animal feed ingredients prior to downstream final processing thereof in an extruder (56) or pellet mill. The preconditioner (10) preferably includes an elongated housing (12) having a wall (14) with an inlet (20) and an opposed outlet (22). The housing (12) also has a larger diameter end wall (16) proximal to the inlet (20), a smaller diameter end wall (18) proximal to outlet (22), and a progressively converging housing wall (14) with a taper angle of from about 2-9°. A shaft (36) extends along the length of housing (14) and supports a plurality of outwardly extending mixing elements (46) positioned in axially and circumferentially spaced relationship along the length of the shaft (36). The outer margins (54) of the mixing elements (46) cooperatively define a taper along the length of the housing wall (14). The shaft (36) is designed to operate at high rotational speeds, and the mixing elements (46) may be selectively angularly oriented to retard or increase the flow rate of materials through the preconditioner (10). The simplified preconditioner (10) is operable to provide high degrees of moisturization and precooking.
摘要:
A cutting block and method for cutting food products is provided. The cutting block includes a plurality of parallel blades secured to a support. The blades extend in a direction along the breadth of the support and are arranged in pairs. Each pair of blades is positioned along the height of the support. Each blade in each pair is aligned along the height of the support and spaced apart along the length of the support. Each blade includes a straight first outer portion, a straight second outer portion, and a third middle portion joining the first outer portion to the second outer portion. The third middle portion is inclined relative to the first and second outer portions. The third middle portion includes first and second curved ends connected by a straight portion, wherein the first and second curved ends are each connected to a different one of the first and second outer portions.
摘要:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft Backwaren, insbesondere Brot und Brötchen, Teigwaren aus Hefeteigen, Mürbeteigen, tourierten Teigen und sonstigen Teigen, die ein essbares Substrat umfassen, auf welches Substrat mindestens eine essbare Farbe aufgebracht ist. Das eingefärbte und vorzugsweise bedruckte Substrat ermöglicht vielseitigen Einsatz der erfindungsgemäßen Backwaren.
摘要:
A method of producing an emulsion and an extrudate for a powdered nutritional product is provided. The method includes utilizing an extruder (10) that contains a high shear element (32) positioned within the barrel of the extruder (20). The use of a high shear element (32) positioned within the barrel of the extruder (20) allows both emulsification and extrusion of the ingredients to occur within the barrel of the extruder (20). A first portion of ingredients comprising a slurry is processed by the high shear element (32) to form an emulsion. The emulsion is then combined with a second portion of ingredients and extruded to form an extrudate for the desired powdered nutritional product. In some embodiments, the high shear element (32) may comprise a shearing disc or a pair of shearing discs. The extruder (10) may comprise a single screw extruder, a twin screw extruder, or any other suitable type of extruder.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising a blend of a denatured protein, a lipid, a polyol plasticizer, trehalose, and a carrier. The invention further relates to methods of producing coating compositions, and products coated with the coating compositions. The invention further relates to use of a coating composition to mask, or reduce or prevent development of, flavours. Also, the present invention relates to use of a coating composition to prevent or reduce degradation of an active in a coated product, or to prevent or reduce leakage of an active from a coated product. Certain embodiments of the present invention relate to coating compositions that are suitable for coating rnicroparticles. Some embodiments of the present invention relate to use of a coating composition to maintain probiotic viability or to improve probiotic survival in a product containing a probiotic.
摘要:
A method of encapsulation of an active comprising (a) dispersing an active in an aqueous medium having a pH of less than 6; (b) causing the formation on this dispersed active of a polymer shell, the formation comprising the sequential deposition of a series of polymeric layers, each layer being capable of hydrogen bonding with the preceding layer; to form an aqueous slurry of active-containing capsules; characterised in that one of the first two layers is a polycarboxylic acid and that the first two to four layers taken together exhibit an interfacial compression dilation modulus of greater than 10 mN/m. The method allows the precise tailoring of polymeric shells, allowing capsules walls to be much thinner without a loss of strength. The technique is especially useful for the encapsulation of fragrances and flavours.
摘要:
Extruded nutritional powders and methods of manufacturing the extruded nutritional powders, including extruded infant nutritional powders and extruded adult nutritional powders are provided. The processes utilize an extruder that is capable of internally mixing and emulsifying protein, and optionally, a carbohydrate with fat and water into an emulsion that can be dried into a powder having equivalent fat separation and dispersibility as compared to spray dried powders.