Method for producing food grade poultry oil and meal
US5786015A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S210/08
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing increased protein chicken meal. Scrap chicken parts are loaded into a cooking vat that is 40 feet long by 5 feet wide by 4 feet deep, with a system of moving chain conveyors and paddles. These conveyors move the scrap chicken parts at a predetermined speed through oil maintained at a temperature of approximately 360.degree. to 380.degree. F. for the entire length of the vessel, and dump the scrap chicken parts at the opposite end of entry. Oil is circulated through the vat at a rate of approximately 680 to 860 gallons per minute (gpm) to allow for the rapid removal of fat and moisture from skin and meat in a continuous process. The scrap chicken parts are removed from the vat and pressed to form poultry oil. Subsequently, the scrap chicken parts are broken up to form a high protein chicken meal.
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