Food processing system and associated method

Method for operating a food processing system allowing reconstitution and/or structuration and/or texturization of dehydrated food materials, the system comprising a dosing system comprising one or a plurality of containers each container comprising a dehydrated or partially dehydrated food material, at least one reconstitution food processing unit to which the containers from the dosing system can be connected, the processing unit comprising at least one product inlet for the food material coming from a container, at least one liquid inlet for liquid to be mixed with the food material, and at least one product outlet at one end of the unit for in-line depositing the formed food, a depositing area where the formed food from the processing unit is dispensed, and the depositing area and the at least one food processing unit being moveable with respect to each other in such a way that different food shapes and/or patterns from one or different food materials can be formed in the depositing area, comprising the steps of:

• attaching one container to the product inlet to deliver a certain dehydrated food material into the processing unit;
• retrieving the information of the food material on the container and the recipe from a database or a control unit to adapt process parameters in the processing unit to deliver the hydration level and/or food material structure and/or texture desired for the food product;
• and
• processing the dehydrated material in the unit and delivering at least a layer of it into the depositing area.