Freeze dried cooked meats

USH35H · kind H · statutory invention registration

Assignee

• The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · US

Inventor

• Daniel Berkowitz · Wellesley, US

Key dates

• Grant date: Mar 4, 1986

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

This invention provides a method of producing dehydrated meat products wh more easily and completely rehydrate than prior art dehydrated meats. This is accomplished by expansion of the cooked meat matrix by the addition of water, salt, phosphate and adjunctive hydrophilic ingredients prior to cooking. This invention is intended for use with formed meats consisting of a combination of chunked, flaked and ground or emulsified meats. The use of a gas and moisture impermeable casing for cooking the meat allows the meat to be fully cooked without concurrent losses in either weight or volume, thus preventing density increase prior to dehydration.