Raw meat protein product treated by direct steam injection
AssigneeEmpirical Innovations, Inc.
InventorNicholas A. Roth
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Abstract
A raw meat protein product is prepared by a process comprising directing a raw meat protein along a mixture conduit, placing steam in contact with the raw meat protein to raise the temperature of the raw meat protein to a pathogen neutralizing temperature, and maintaining that temperature in the raw meat protein for a treatment period of time. The process then includes applying a vacuum to the heated raw meat protein to vaporize water that has condensed from the steam and then separating the raw meat protein from the vaporized water and any remaining steam.
Claims20
A raw meat protein product prepared by a process comprising:
- (a) directing a raw meat protein along a mixture conduit;
- (b) placing steam in contact with the raw meat protein directed along the mixture conduit to produce a mixture in the mixture conduit, the mixture in the mixture conduit including injected steam, water condensed from the injected steam, and meat protein, with the meat protein at a pathogen neutralizing treatment temperature;
- (c) maintaining the water condensed from the injected steam and the meat protein in the mixture conduit such that the meat protein in the mixture conduit remains at the pathogen neutralizing treatment temperature for a treatment period of time to produce a treated mixture including the water condensed from the injected steam and treated meat protein;
- (d) applying a vacuum to the treated mixture to vaporize the water condensed from the injected steam;
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- (e) after applying the vacuum to the treated mixture to vaporize the water condensed from the injected steam, separating the treated meat protein from the vaporized water and from any remaining injected steam to produce a separated treated meat protein, the separated treated meat protein comprising the raw meat protein product.
A raw meat protein and added water product prepared by a process comprising:
- (a) directing a raw meat protein along a mixture conduit;
- (b) placing steam in contact with the raw meat protein directed along the mixture conduit to produce a mixture in the mixture conduit, the mixture in the mixture conduit including injected steam, water condensed from the injected steam, and meat protein, with the meat protein at a pathogen neutralizing treatment temperature;
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- (c) maintaining the water condensed from the injected steam and the meat protein in the mixture conduit such that the meat protein in the mixture conduit remains at the pathogen neutralizing treatment temperature for a treatment period of time to produce a treated mixture including the water condensed from the injected steam and treated meat protein, the treated mixture comprising the raw meat protein and added water product.
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