公开(公告)号：US10470470B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US14876228

申请日：2015-10-06

Applicant: NESTEC SA

Inventor： Kevin J. Cully ,  Pieter Berends ,  Gregory W Trottet

IPC: A21D2/36 ,  A23J3/18 ,  A23J3/22 ,  A23K10/30 ,  A23K20/147 ,  A23K20/158 ,  A23K50/40 ,  A23L33/115 ,  A23L33/185

Abstract: Non-meat food products are provided that have the appearance and the texture of cooked meat. Methods for making such non-meat food products are also provided. In an embodiment, a method includes mixing dry ingredients comprising vegetable proteins with wet ingredients including water and/or oil to form a non-meat dough; heating the non-meat dough under pressure; maintaining the pressure while transferring the heated non-meat dough to a cooling device; and gradually cooling the heated non-meat dough while gradually decreasing pressure on the heated non-meat dough, to form a non-meat food product. The mixing can be performed by a batch or continuous mixer; the heating can be performed by a device selected from the group consisting of a high shear emulsifier, a heat exchanger, and a dielectric heater; and the gradual cooling can be performed by a heat exchanger.