Method of processing solid food by electric heating
US5540941A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B55/14
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Method of and apparatus for processing, sterilizing and packaging solid food in which a food portion is held in a saline solution contained in an enclosure formed by a packaging film, the food portion is processed and sterilized by ohmic heating, which also sterilizes the inside surface of the film, and after processing, the enclosure is collapsed around the food portion and resealed as an encapsulation around it, thus producing a sterilized package.
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