Surface pasteurization of cooked food products
US7285299B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23B2/425
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of surface pasteurizing precooked food products which are contained in packages. The method preferably comprises the steps of continuously heating the packages of the precooked food product such that the outer surfaces of the products contained within the packages are taken to an effective pasteurization temperature and then continuously cooling the packages of product. The heating and cooling steps are preferably conducted in a manner such that no more than a 10° temperature increase and preferably substantially no temperature increase occurs in the internal core of the product as a result of the heating step.
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