Process and article for determining the residence time of a food

Details Process and article for determining the residence time of a food Process and article for determining the residence time of a food

1996-06-20

1998-05-12

Raevis, Robert

Measuring and testing

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A23L 318

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057509077

ABSTRACT:
The article of the present invention is an analog of a particular object which has substantially the same size, shape, density and rotational inertia of the object. The analog encompasses a signal generator which may be used to analyze various properties of the object. More specifically, the article of the present invention is an analog of a food particulate undergoing aseptic processing wherein the food particulate is a constituent of a heterogeneous food such as soup or yogurt with fruit. The analog has substantially the same size, shape, density and rotational inertia of the actual food particulate. The analog encompasses a signal generator which may be used to measure the residence time of the analog in a holding tube of an aseptic processing machine. The process of the present invention determines the residence time of a food particulate undergoing aseptic processing wherein the food particulate is a constituent of a heterogeneous food such as soup or yogurt with fruit. The process uses the article of the present invention to generate a signal which is indicative of the residence time of the analog. The signal generator may be a magnet, and more particularly a samarium cobalt permanent magnet.

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Overview Outstanding Symposia in Food Science Technology, Food Technology, Mar. 1989. pp. 118-143.

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