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US 11,432,558 B2Granted
Integrated heating and cooling food processing system
AssigneeHAKUBAI Co., Ltd.
InventorsIkuo Ota, Yoshiyuki Ota
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Abstract
A food processing system is provided with: a heating unit equipped with a heating mechanism for indirectly heating food; a cooling unit equipped with an air blowing cooler for cooling the food heated by the heating unit; and a conveyor for transferring the food through the heating unit and the cooling unit. The integrated food processing system allows a large amount of sterilized food having a good texture, good taste and long shelf life to be provided.
Claims7
A production method of a frozen food item, comprising:
- (1) processing food with a food processing system;
- and
- (2) freezing the processed food;
- wherein the food processing system comprises:
- a heating unit comprising a heating mechanism for indirectly heating food;
- a cooling unit comprising an air blowing cooler for cooling the food that has been heated by the heating unit;
- and
- a conveyor for transporting the food through the heating unit and the cooling unit;
- wherein the heating mechanism is located only below the conveyor and is configured to release a heat mediating substance downwards, and wherein the heating unit comprises an air blowing heater configured to blow air in a direction that is not towards the conveyor.
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