Method for sterilizing, homogenizing and packaging protein containing food
AssigneeTetra Pak Developpement SA
InventorsJose R. Monaco, Hans A. Rausing
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for the processing, sterilization and packaging of a food product starting from a raw material basically consisting of Krill, in order to obtain a protein rich food product with good taste, consistency, structure, preparing abilities and keeping properties. Said method includes the steps of breaking down the whole Krill into small particles, sterilization of the broken down Krill, cooling and grinding the sterilized product into liquid or semi-liquid form and packaging the liquid substance under aseptic conditions, whereby the liquid substance is solidified in the aseptic packages.
Claims12
A method for treating and packaging a food product containing proteins comprising:
- (a) providing a raw product containing proteins;
- (b) reducing the raw product to a plurality of particles having a size smaller than 5 mm. to change the raw product to a homogenous fluid or semifluid form;
- (c) sterilizing the raw product thereby at least partly causing the proteins to coagulate;
- (d) cooling the at least partly coagulated sterilized raw product to below the coagulating temperature;
- (e) homogenizing the cooled product to fluid or semifluid form;
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- (f) packing the sterilized, homogenized product under aseptic conditions into bacteriaproof packages and allowing the packed product to thicken to solid or semisolid form.
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