Process for producing quick cooking vegetables

Details Process for producing quick cooking vegetables Process for producing quick cooking vegetables

1985-03-01

1986-09-30

Yeung, George

Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products

Processes

Preparation of product which is dry in final form

426508, 426511, 426634, A23L 120, A23B 702

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046146601

ABSTRACT:
A continuous process for producing a quick cooking vegetable comprising the steps of spraying moisture and steam on discrete pieces of a vegetable as the vegetable moves along on a conveyor belt until the vegetable attains a moisture content of between about 50 weight percent and about 97 weight percent and a resultant temperature of between about 72.degree. C. and about 110.degree. C. such that the vegetable pieces are completely gelatinized; pre-drying the vegetable pieces by hot air at velocities ranging between about 100 m/s and about 140 m/s to a moisture content of between about 20 weight percent and about 30 weight percent; and finally drying the vegetable pieces by hot air at velocities ranging between about 75 m/s and about 110 m/s to a final moisture content between about 5 weight percent and about 15 weight percent.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3083102 (1963-03-01), Carcassonne-Leduc
patent: 3388998 (1968-06-01), Ozai-Durrani
patent: 4273796 (1981-06-01), Maxcy et al.

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