Method for expansion treatment of foods
US4891235A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23P30/40
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for forming voids within foods, including such solid foods as meat, fruit and vegetable, such liquid foods as water and syrup, and other foods in the form of sol or gel and a method for cooling and solidifying the aforementioned foods while maintaining many voids therein. The method for expansion treatment of these foods according to the present invention comprises forcing a water-soluble gas, such as carbon dioxide, into a moisture containing food under a pressure of not less than 15 kg/cm.sup.2 in a pressure vessel and then reducing the pressure in the vessel at a rate of 1.5 to 150 kg/cm.sup.2 /min to cause expansion of the food. The method for expanding and solidifying foods according to the invention comprises increasing the pressure in the vessel during forcing the water-soluble gas into the food to liquefy the gas and then reducing the pressure in the vessel at a desired rate to cause expansion of the food and to evaporate the liquefied gas so as to cool and solidify the food. Accordingly, the method of this invention makes it possible to form voids within the tissues of a food, in particular within a solid food such as meat, and to …
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