Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Processes – Molding – casting – or shaping
Patent
1993-07-09
1994-08-23
Yeung, George
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Processes
Molding, casting, or shaping
425107, A23P 100
Patent
active
053405994
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing three-dimensionally formed foods.
BACKGROUND ART
Manufacturing of three-dimensionally formed foods having an uneven surface has been performed by a press method or by putting a decoration on a surface of a food once formed into a plate. These methods, however, have low productivity and are not suitable for continuous mass production.
On the other hand, a method using a drum type forming machine has been known as a method of permitting continuous mass production. In this method, formed foods extruded out of the molds, i.e., the forming blocks are separated from the forming machine by means of extendedly disposed piano wires and cut belts. Consequently, every separated food results in the form of a plate due to a piano wire, even if the forming block is formed to give an uneven surface. It is therefore impossible to manufacture three-dimensionally formed foods having an uneven surface with the use of such a drum type forming machine.
Nowadays, there is a great demand for foods in a wide variety of forms, attributable to the diversification of the needs from consumers; therefore, a technology is much expected to be developed which allows continuous mass production of three-dimensionally formed foods to be realizable in various forms with stable quality.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is to solve such problems, and to provide a method of continuously mass-producing three-dimensionally formed foods with stable quality.
More particularly, the invention is to provide a method of manufacturing three-dimensionally formed foods with the use of a drum-type forming machine.
Having strived to solve these problems, the present inventors have come to find that when food materials are continuously processed into a three-dimensional form using a drum-type forming machine with forming blocks whose forming surface is release treated, the occurrence rate of defectively formed products can be unexpectedly reduced by separating the food material formed with the forming blocks (formed products) from the surface of the drum by jetting compressed air thereto; and that the occurrence rate of defectively formed products can be also reduced by prespraying water, steam or hot water, prespreading grain powder or preapplying edible oil or fat, to the forming surface of the forming blocks, depending on the kind of the food material, in addition to separating the formed products in such a manner as mentioned above, prior to filling the food material therein, whereby three-dimensionally formed foods can be continuously manufactured with stable quality; and they have completed the present invention based on the above findings.
Thus, the present invention relates to (a) a method of manufacturing three-dimensionally formed foods comprising the step of continuously processing food material into a three-dimensional form by means of a drum-type forming machine with forming blocks whose forming surface is release treated, the method comprising the steps of forming the food material by filling it into the respective forming blocks, and separating the formed food material (formed product) from the drum surface by jetting compressed air thereto; and (b). The manufacturing method comprises the further steps of, prior to filling the foodmaterial into the forming blocks, spraying water, steam or hot water, spreading grain powder, or applying edible oil or fat to the forming surface of the forming blocks.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIGS. 1 and 3 illustrate outlines of the method of manufacturing three-dimensionally formed foods by means of a drum-type forming machine.
FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b) illustrate a release treated forming block.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention will now be described in more detail, as follows.
As a drum-type forming machine to be used in the manufacturing method of this invention in respect of which the forming surface of its forming blocks is release treated can be utilized a conventionally known drum-ty
REFERENCES:
patent: 4999206 (1991-03-01), Lortz
patent: 5146844 (1992-09-01), Dubowik et al.
Maruyama Toshirou
Minegishi Kazuo
Sakaniwa Sakae
Tsubuki Nobuyuki
Yamaura Isao
Ajinomoto Co. Inc.
Yeung George
LandOfFree
Method of manufacturing three-dimensionally formed foods does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Method of manufacturing three-dimensionally formed foods, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method of manufacturing three-dimensionally formed foods will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-501401