Production line and method for in-line processing of food products
AssigneeMarel Townsend Further Processing B.V.
InventorsSanne Reuling, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks, Johannes Marinus Quirinus Kools
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Abstract
The invention relates to a production line for in-line processing of food products, comprising a food transport path that successively leads through: a brine unit; a liquid smoke unit; and a transit oven. The invention also relates to a method for in-line processing of food products, comprising the successive process step: moisturising the food products with a brine; moisturising the food products with a liquid smoke; and heating the food products.
Claims8
A production line for in-line processing of extruded food products, comprising a food transport path that successively leads through:
- A) a brine unit for feeding a brine solution to a collagen, alginate and/or hybrid coating of the extruded food products and subsequently a liquid smoke unit for feeding a liquid smoke to the brined food products, or
- A2) a combined brine/liquid smoke unit for applying both brine and liquid smoke to the food products, in order to stabilize the collagen, alginate and/or hybrid coating;
- and subsequently
- B) a transit oven for drying and heating the brined and smoke treated food products;
- wherein the transport path leads from the brine unit to the liquid smoke or through the combined brine/liquid smoke unit, without passing through a drying unit or an oven;
- and
- wherein preceding the brine unit or the combined brine/liquid smoke unit, the production line comprises a co-extrusion unit for extruding food products with the collagen, alginate and/or hybrid coating;
- and
- wherein the brine unit and the liquid smoke unit, or the combined brine/liquid smoke unit, are provided with a climate controlled cabinet.
A production line for in-line processing of extruded food products, comprising a food transport path that successively leads through:
- A) a co-extrusion unit for extruding a food dough into co-extruded food products having a coating that comprises collagen, alginate, and/or hybrid coatings;
- and subsequently
- B1) a brine unit for feeding a brine solution to the co-extruded food products and subsequently a liquid smoke unit for feeding a liquid smoke to the brined food products, or
- B2) a combined brine/liquid smoke unit for applying both brine and liquid smoke to the food products;
- and subsequently
- C) a transit oven for drying and heating the brined and smoke treated food products;
- wherein the transport path is configured such that the brined food products are treated with liquid smoke without pre-drying the brined food products;
- and
- wherein the brine unit and the liquid smoke unit, or the combined brine/liquid smoke unit, are provided with a climate controlled cabinet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.