Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus for forming foodstuff masses by extrusion, in particular for forming candy, dairy and bakery snack products, said apparatus comprising an extruder housing equipped with a material forwarding assembly, and further comprising product forming extruder pipes fixed to the outlets of the extruder housing. The apparatus is characterized in that said material forwarding assembly is in the form of a positive displacement pump (7) to which a drum-shaped, rotationally cylindrical extruder housing (1 ) with a central inlet pipe stub (6) is attached, said outlets of the extruder housing being spaced evenly along a circle on the envelope of said drum-shaped extruder housing (1 ), and wherein the product forming extruder pipes (8) connected to the outlets are all of equal length and are lead to a product chopping device with their end sections being arranged in multiple lines in one plane.
Abstract:
The object of the invention is a process for preparing a functional dairy dessert characterized in that cooked cereal grist prepared with fermented milk is added to fresh fermented cheese, and if desired, the obtained mass is coated.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of producing acid-coagulated, fermented, fresh cheese with an extrudable and homogeneous texture comprising cutting, heating, pressing and agitating a fermented curd prepared from skimmed, homogenised and heat-treated milk, wherein the pressed curd is subjected to intensive high-shear agitation in a non-pressure-tight container equipped with a cutting and blending device until reaching a substantially homogeneous texture, and, after cooling, the temperature is adjusted to avoid damage to fresh cheese. In addition, the present invention relates to acid-coagulated, fermented fresh cheese of plastic and homogeneous texture, which is preferably of the curd cheese type, to a fresh cheese preparation comprising it, and to a dairy dessert produced using any of the above. Preferably, the dairy dessert of the present invention is flavoured and enrobed. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an apparatus of batch operation, particularly designed to cut and blend food materials of soft consistency.