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US 2014/0234501 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for producing dried whole egg
OwnerStanley Santinventor
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Abstract
The present concept is a method of producing dried whole egg, which includes the steps of de-shelling and separating the shell from the inner egg. Next the egg is cooked with live steam injection, and phosphoric acid is added. Next the cooked egg is dried. Finally the cooked egg is ground to a final particle size.
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1) A method of producing particulate de-shelled dried whole egg from raw eggs, comprising the steps of;
- a) cooking the egg;
- b) addition of phosphoric acid;
- c) drying the cooked egg;
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- d) grinding the cooked egg to a final particle size.
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16) A method of producing particulate whole dried whole egg, comprising the steps of;
- a) de-shelling and separating the shell from the inner egg;
- b) cooking the egg with live steam injection;
- c) addition of phosphoric acid of about 6 litres for every 880 litres of cooked egg;
- d) drying the cooked egg;
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- e) grinding the cooked egg to a final particle size wherein 50% of the total mass has a particle size>200 μm.
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17) A method of producing particulate de-shelled dried whole egg from raw eggs, comprising the steps of;
- a) cooking the egg;
- b) drying the cooked egg;
- and
- c) grinding the cooked egg to a final particle size wherein less than 15% of the total mass has a particle size less than 150 μm.
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