Method for Preparing Food
AssigneeIXON Food Technology Limited
InventorsMan Ho Cheung, Yiu Kuen Elton Ho
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Abstract
A method for preparing food having at least a solid food component. The method comprises, during a high-temperature, short-time stage (“HTST stage”), cooking a surface of the solid food component at a temperature (“HTST temperature”) of greater than 140° C. The method further comprises placing the food into packaging to form a sterile food package containing the food. The method also comprises, during a low-temperature, long-time stage (“LTLT stage”), cooking the sterile food package at a temperature (“LTLT temperature”) of between 40 and 100° C.
Claims20
A method for preparing food having at least a solid food component, the method comprising:
- during a high-temperature, short-time stage (“HTST stage”), cooking a surface of the solid food component at a temperature (“HTST temperature”) of greater than 140° C.;
- placing the food into packaging to form a sterile food package containing the food;
- and
- during a low-temperature, long-time stage (“LTLT stage”), cooking the sterile food package at a temperature (“LTLT temperature”) of between 40 and 100° C.
A sterile food package comprising:
- food with a solid food component, the solid food component having a surface surrounding a core;
- sterile packaging;
- the surface cooked to a temperature of greater than 140° C.;
- and
- the core cooked only to a temperature of between 40 and 100° C. after the food is placed into the sterile packaging.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.