A food processing system for processing and batching food items

A food processing system for processing and batching food items conveyed by a conveyor means where the batches fulfil at least one target criteria including at least one weight target, comprising:

• a first weight determining means for determining the weight of incoming food items,
• a batching system,
• a food item separation device positioned downstream in relation to the first weight determining means and upstream in relation to the batching system,
• a control system for controlling the batching system and the food item separation device, the controlling including, repeatedly:
• monitoring the weight of the incoming food items,
• determining, based on the weight of the incoming food items, a prospect indicator indicating the prospect to meet the target criteria for the batches such that each batch fulfils the at least one target criteria,
• comparing if the prospect indicator fulfils a pre-defined criteria,
• in case the prospect indicator does not fulfil the pre-defined criteria, instructing the food item separation device to separate at least some of the incoming food items such that the weight of the food items coming to the batching system, after passing the food item separation device, have a prospect indicator fulfilling the pre-defined criteria so that the weight of the food items coming to the batching system becomes useful for completing batching the food items according to the target criteria.

A method performed in a food processing system for processing and batching food items conveyed by a conveyor means where the batches fulfil at least one target criteria including at least one weight target, where the food processing system comprises:

• a first weight determining means for determining the weight of incoming food items,
• a batching system,
• a food item separation device positioned downstream in relation to the first weight determining means and upstream in relation to the batching system,
• a control system for controlling the batching system and the food item separation device, the controlling including, repeatedly:
• monitoring the weight of the incoming food items,
• determining, based on the weight of the incoming food items, a prospect indicator indicating the prospect to meet the target criteria for the batches such that each batch fulfils the at least one target criteria,
• comparing if the prospect indicator fulfils a pre-defined criteria,
• in case the prospect indicator does not fulfils the pre-defined criteria, instructing the food item separation device to separate at least some of the incoming food items such that the weight of the food items coming to the batching system, after passing the food item separation device, have a prospect indicator fulfilling the pre-defined criteria so that the weight of the food items coming to the batching system becomes useful for completing batching the food items according to the target criteria.