US 2010/0062140 A1 · DRY POWDER SEASONING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME

Abstract

Seasoning of liquid material containing at least sodium chloride, seasoning components and solvent is dried at a temperature not more than the boiling temperature of the liquid material to generate mixture bodies containing large-diameter spherical bodies and small-diameter spherical bodies. Accordingly, the solvent is not rapidly vaporized, but it is slowly vaporized and components dissolved in water, and particularly sodium chloride is not agglomerated on the surface layer portions of the large-diameter spherical bodies, but kept inside the large-diameter spherical bodies. Therefore, segregation of sodium chloride on the surface layer portions can be suppressed, and deliquescence is reduced. Accordingly, there can be obtained dry powder seasoning which is low in deliquescence under a using state and excellent in storage stability for a long term.

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Dependent claims

Dry powder seasoning, characterized by comprising mixtures containing large-diameter spherical bodies and small-diameter spherical bodies generated by drying seasoning of a liquid material containing at least sodium chloride, seasoning components and solvent under a temperature which is not more than the boiling temperature of the liquid material so as to suppress segregation of sodium chloride on surface layer portions of the large-diameter spherical bodies.

An apparatus for drying seasoning of a liquid material containing at least sodium chloride, seasoning components and solvent to manufacture dry powder seasoning, characterized by comprising:

a drying tower;
a raw-material seasoning spraying unit disposed at an upper portion of the main body of the drying tower;
a raw-material seasoning supply device having a temperature control function that is connected to the spraying unit;
a cyclone connected to a lower portion of the main body of the drying tower to separate power dry soy sauce;
a gas exhaust device for keeping the inside of the cyclone under a pressure-reduced state;
a heating unit such as an electric heater or the like provided to the outer surface of the main body of the drying tower;
a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of a required place of the main body of the tower;
and
a controller for controlling a heating state of the heating unit so that the temperature in the main body of the tower is not more than the boiling temperature of the liquid material and the temperature of an inner wall surface thereof at a high place is lower than the temperature of an inner wall surface thereof at a low place.

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