Process for the coagulation of wasted eggs
OwnerOscar Calleja Araque, Ruth Vivas Fermín +1inventors
InventorsOscar Calleja Araque, Ruth Vivas Fermín, Jorge Galarza Sanz
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Abstract
A process to coagulate wasted eggs which includes an acidification step of the liquid egg, followed by a coagulation step using a heat exchanger, such as a scraped surface heat exchanger, and optionally a drying step. The obtained coagulated egg product has useful properties and can be used as animal food. The process allows the disposal of wasted eggs generated in the poultry and related industries and the production of a valuable by-product with high protein and fat content.
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A process for the production of a coagulated egg product which comprises, in order, the following steps:
- a) separating the liquid egg from the shells;
- b) acidifying the liquid egg product to a pH in the range of from 4.5 to 5.3;
- c) heating and coagulating the acidified liquid egg in a scraped surface heat exchanger;
- d) drying the acidified and coagulated egg product resulting from step c) to obtain a granulated product having a water content of less than 10% by weight.
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