Device for treating nuts
AssigneesAmano Jitsugyo Co., Ltd., Tabata Co., Ltd., Kabushiki Kaisha Kasho
InventorsAkeshi Kotani, Masahiro Takagaki
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Abstract
Disclosed is a novel method of treating nuts with a compressed carbon dioxide gas so as to make them oxidation-resistant. For carrying out the method, a device is used, which can contain a compressed carbon dioxide gas and which is equipped with (i) (a) door(s) or (a) gate(s) to put nuts into and take them out of itself, (ii) (a) heater(s) to heat nuts in itself, (iii) (a) chiller(s) to chill nuts in itself, and (iv) (a) valve(s) to introduce a carbon dioxide gas into itself and release the gas out of itself. Nuts as treated by the novel method with the illustrated device are to be satisfactorily oxidation-resistant when they are stored.
Claims19
A device for treating nuts with compressed carbon dioxide gas so as to make said nuts more oxidation-resistant, said device comprising:
- vessel means for containing nuts and compressed carbon dioxide gas, said vessel means including at least one door means for putting nuts into said vessel means and removing nuts therefrom;
- heater means for heating nuts within said vessel;
- chiller means for chilling nuts within said vessel;
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- carbon dioxide gas injecting and releasing means for introducing carbon dioxide gas into said vessel and releasing said gas from said vessel, said carbon dioxide gas injecting and releasing means including at least one valve.
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