Methods for mixing products using acoustic mixing
AssigneeNestec S. A.
InventorEdiz Batmaz
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods for manufacturing a shelf-stable food product. In a general embodiment, the methods include acoustically mixing the food product with an acoustic mixing device during thermal processing of the food product. The methods of the present disclosure provide several advantages including, but not limited to, rapid achievement of a uniform temperature distribution during thermal processing, retention of nutrient content and organoleptic properties of the food product, and retention of particle integrity in the food product during and after mixing.
Claims17
A method for mixing a food product while thermally processing said food product in a sealed container, the method comprising:
- providing said food product in the sealed container;
- acoustically mixing the food product with an acoustic mixing device while thermally processing said food product which imparts constant accelerations in the food product between 3 g and 150 g with a rate of change in force direction within a range between 5 Hz to 1000 Hz.
A method for manufacturing a shelf-stable food product, the method comprising:
- providing a thermal processing vessel comprising a product vessel so constructed and arranged to be sealingly housed by an outer vessel;
- filling at least a portion of the product vessel with a plurality of sealed containers which contain said food product;
- and simultaneously thermally processing and acoustically mixing the food product with an acoustic mixing device which provides constant accelerations in the food product between 3 g and 150 g with a rate of change in force direction within a range between 5 Hz to 1000 Hz.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.