Freeze-dried foods and process for producing the same
AssigneeMeiji Seika Kaisha, Ltd.
InventorsNobuyuki Kitaoka, Shinichi Makishima, Mitsuhiro Sakurai
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Abstract
There are described freeze-dried food products which have porous structure with fine texture than those obtained by conventional processes to give smooth melting in mouth and a process for preparing the freeze-dried food products. According to the process, raw materials for the food are made into a form of aqueous solution or paste, emulsified, made into semi-frozen state by cooling the emulsion, freeze-dried by further cooling in a mold, and then subjected to freeze-drying treatment.
Claims4
A process for preparing a freeze-dried food product, which comprises steps of dissolving food materials in water or making food materials into a form of paste through a micronizing treatment;
- emulsifying the food materials in the form of solution or paste by adding heated oil or fat and an emulsifier;
- while stirring the emulsion, cooling the emulsion so as to prepare semi-frozen, creamy product;
- distributing the semi-frozen product into a mold;
- further cooling the product so as to form a frozen, solid product;
- and freeze-drying the frozen, solid product.
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