Preserving seasoning flavour profiles during the manufacturing of food-seasoning sheets

An installation for preserving seasoning flavour profiles during the manufacturing of food-seasoning sheets having a layer of adhesive laid onto on a base sheet, comprising;

• a first reservoir;
• a liquid adhesive dispenser having a slot die and a second reservoir in said slot die for receiving said liquid adhesive from said first reservoir and a delivery slot in said slot die communicating with said second reservoir for dispensing said liquid adhesive onto said base sheet;
• a piping system including a pump for pumping said liquid adhesive from said first reservoir to said second reservoir;
• said first reservoir being a sealable reservoir having a mixer mounted therein and a vacuum pump connected thereto for generating a hermetical environment in said first reservoir when said liquid adhesive is being made in said first reservoir, and for removing a first amount of air from said liquid adhesive when said liquid adhesive is in said first reservoir;
• said piping system having a first tubing mounted to said first reservoir and a second tubing mounted to said second reservoir;
• said piping system being hermetically sealed between said first reservoir and said second reservoir;
• and
• said second reservoir having air-and-free-moisture removing equipment mounted thereto for removing air and free moisture from said liquid adhesive prior to depositing said liquid adhesive to said base sheet;
• said air-and-free-moisture removing equipment comprising;
• a heater mounted in said second reservoir for heating said liquid adhesive and for removing a second amount of air and free moisture from said liquid adhesive in said second reservoir;
• a pull-back valve mounted to said second reservoir for removing a third amount of air and free moisture from said liquid adhesive in said second reservoir;
• a vacuum box mounted to said slot die for removing a fourth amount of air and free moisture from said liquid adhesive prior to depositing said liquid adhesive to said base sheet;
• said vacuum box being mounted to said slot die in such a way for removing air and free moisture from a lower laminae of said liquid adhesive, and for removing air from said base sheet prior to depositing said liquid adhesive to said base sheet.