Food processing method

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1996-09-10

1999-03-09

Yeung, George

Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products

Measuring, testing, or controlling by inanimate means

426332, 452 81, A22C 2100, A23B 400

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ABSTRACT:
Various food processing methods and a food processing system minimize microbial growth while an animal, such as a chicken, is processed into food. During processing, temperature of an animal carcass and atmosphere surrounding the carcass are controlled by spraying gases and a mixture of ozone and water on the carcass, directing the gases through a passage in a wall to cool a processing area, and flowing the gases into atmosphere surrounding the carcass. Preferably, the gases include ozone and cryogenic gases recycled from a cryogenic freezer. The system uses a reduced amount of fresh water by recycling water used during food processing.

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