Apparatus for producing food grade poultry oil and meal
US5799568A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2017 |
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. Product is 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 product 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 dumps the product 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 volume of oil in the cooking vat is approximately 4,500 gallons.
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