A23B4/02

COLD STORAGE UNIT, MOVING BODY, ICE SLURRY SUPPLY SYSTEM, COLD STORAGE ARTICLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM, COLD STORAGE METHOD FOR COLD STORAGE ARTICLE, AND TRANSPORT METHOD FOR COLD STORAGE ARTICLE
20190024960 · 2019-01-24 ·

Provided is a cold storage unit that has a high cold storage capacity, does not generate carbon dioxide, and enables recycling of the cold source. Also provided are a moving body and an ice slurry supply system. In the cold storage unit, a casing that defines a cold storage space has a heat insulating structure, a partition wall that faces the casing is provided at least at a top portion of the cold storage space, and a gap between the casing and the partition wall is filled with an ice slurry that is a mixture of brine and flake ice acquired by freezing the brine. In addition, it is possible to provide a supply port for supplying the ice slurry into the gap and a discharge port for discharging the ice slurry from the nap.

Shutter piece and food shaping device

To provide a shutter piece in a food shaping device that is capable of opening and closing an enclosure surrounded by a plurality of shutter pieces, the shutter piece including a flexure allowance part between a rotation center position of a shutter piece and a distal end part of the shutter piece to allow flexure of a distal-end side portion of the shutter piece in the opposite direction from a closing opening direction during a closing operation of the shutter piece, in which the flexure allowance part is constituted by a slit, a cutaway part, or a hole, and the flexure allowance part includes a flexure-amount adjustment mechanism to adjust the amount of flexure of the distal-end side portion of the shutter piece.

“Gentle touch” modified atmosphere meat packaging system and method of packaging meat
10172366 · 2019-01-08 ·

The present invention relates in general to the field of packaged meat product, and more specifically, to a modified atmosphere meat packaging system and method of packaging meat product. The modified atmosphere meat packaging system and method comprises a lid-stock container with a reduced-volume headspace configured to contain a modified atmosphere consisting of carbon dioxide and nitrogen. Spices, salts, rubs and seasonings may be further placed on the meat product to add flavor and mask a myoglobin state during long periods of shipping, storage and retail display. An impermeable gaseous barrier is configured to gently touch the meat product to prevent movement inside the meat packaging system and maintain an attractive appearance to consumers. The purpose of the invention is to provide a packaged meat product that appears freshly cut and wrapped straight from the butcher at a local meat market as opposed to a centralized packaging facility.

“Gentle touch” modified atmosphere meat packaging system and method of packaging meat
10172366 · 2019-01-08 ·

The present invention relates in general to the field of packaged meat product, and more specifically, to a modified atmosphere meat packaging system and method of packaging meat product. The modified atmosphere meat packaging system and method comprises a lid-stock container with a reduced-volume headspace configured to contain a modified atmosphere consisting of carbon dioxide and nitrogen. Spices, salts, rubs and seasonings may be further placed on the meat product to add flavor and mask a myoglobin state during long periods of shipping, storage and retail display. An impermeable gaseous barrier is configured to gently touch the meat product to prevent movement inside the meat packaging system and maintain an attractive appearance to consumers. The purpose of the invention is to provide a packaged meat product that appears freshly cut and wrapped straight from the butcher at a local meat market as opposed to a centralized packaging facility.

ICE MAKING DEVICE, MOVING BODY, FLAKE ICE PRODUCTION DEVICE, AND FLAKE ICE PRODUCTION METHOD
20180340721 · 2018-11-29 ·

Provided is a means for more efficiently generating ice which has a high cooling capacity. A flake ice production device generates ice by cooling the wall surface of an inner cylinder and freezing brine that has adhered to the wall surface of the cooled inner cylinder. A spraying unit supplies brine to the wall surface of the inner cylinder by causing the brine to adhere thereto. A stripping unit collects the ice generated on the wall surface of the inner cylinder. In addition, the flake ice production device is designed such that formula (1) is satisfied when Y represents an ice making speed indicating the amount of ice generated on the wall surface of the inner cylinder per unit time, and x1 represents the thermal conductance rate of the wall surface of the inner cylinder. Formula (1): Y=f(x1).

ICE, REFRIGERANT, ICE PRODUCTION METHOD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COOLED ARTICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING REFRIGERATED ARTICLE OF PLANT/ANIMAL OR PORTION THEREOF, REFRIGERATING MATERIAL FOR PLANT/ANIMAL OR PORTION THEREOF, METHOD FOR PRODUCING FROZEN FRESH PLANT/ANIMAL OR PORTION THEREOF, DEFROSTED ARTICLE OR PROCESSED ARTICLE THEREOF, AND FREEZING MATERIAL FOR FRESH PLANT/ANIMAL OR PORTION THEREOF
20180325133 · 2018-11-15 ·

Provided are: ice which has excellent cooling capacity; a production method therefor; a method for producing a cooled article; and a refrigerant. Also provided are: ice in a non-separating state; and a production method therefor.

The present invention pertains to ice which satisfies conditions (a) and (b) and is from a liquid that includes an aqueous solution comprising a solute. (a) The temperature of the ice after melting completely is less than 0? C. (b) The rate of change of the solute concentration in the aqueous solution generated from the ice in the melting process is 30% or lower.

The refrigerant of the present invention includes said ice. The refrigerant also includes water which comprises the same solute as the solute included in the ice, wherein the ratio of the concentration of the solute in the ice and the concentration of the solute in the water is preferably 75:25 to 20:80.

Industrial batter and breading machine
10015981 · 2018-07-10 ·

An apparatus applies a food coating to a food product. The apparatus includes a hopper for storing the food coating and a food coating applicator for applying the food coating from the hopper onto the food product. The apparatus also includes a basin for catching unused food coating and a return conveyor for moving unused food coating from the basin to the breading hopper.

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FISH SAUCE USING FERMENTED SOYBEAN LUMP POWDER AND FISH SAUCE MANUFACTURED THEREBY
20180064149 · 2018-03-08 · ·

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing fish sauce using fermented soybean lump powder and fish sauce manufactured thereby. The fish sauce is manufactured according to the present invention which comprises: (S1) a step of mixing 0.5 to 10 weight % of fermented soybean lump powder with regard to the weight of fish sauce; (S2) a ripening step of fermenting a mixture of the fish sauce, fermented soybean lump powder, shiitake mushroom powder and starch powder for 7 to 70 days at 10 to 32 C.; and (S3) filtering the ripened fish sauce mixture to thereby remove sediment. By applying traditional Korean fermented foods, the fish sauce eliminates a peculiar smell which gives displeasure and a fishy smell of fish sauce, significantly enhances the flavor, thereby increasing savory taste, and thus can be harmonized with any dish and can be used for multiple purposes. In addition, sweet and salty tastes are also increased, while the flavor is enhanced. Accordingly, salinity is reduced so that sodium and sugar intake can be reduced, and thus it is expected that the fish sauce can be useful all over the world as well as in Korea.

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FISH SAUCE USING FERMENTED SOYBEAN LUMP POWDER AND FISH SAUCE MANUFACTURED THEREBY
20180064149 · 2018-03-08 · ·

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing fish sauce using fermented soybean lump powder and fish sauce manufactured thereby. The fish sauce is manufactured according to the present invention which comprises: (S1) a step of mixing 0.5 to 10 weight % of fermented soybean lump powder with regard to the weight of fish sauce; (S2) a ripening step of fermenting a mixture of the fish sauce, fermented soybean lump powder, shiitake mushroom powder and starch powder for 7 to 70 days at 10 to 32 C.; and (S3) filtering the ripened fish sauce mixture to thereby remove sediment. By applying traditional Korean fermented foods, the fish sauce eliminates a peculiar smell which gives displeasure and a fishy smell of fish sauce, significantly enhances the flavor, thereby increasing savory taste, and thus can be harmonized with any dish and can be used for multiple purposes. In addition, sweet and salty tastes are also increased, while the flavor is enhanced. Accordingly, salinity is reduced so that sodium and sugar intake can be reduced, and thus it is expected that the fish sauce can be useful all over the world as well as in Korea.

Extreme vacuum cooling with adaptive chamber pressure control for food flavor infusion

A method and apparatus is disclosed relating to food processing and preparation in commercial kitchens. The inventive extreme vacuum cooling (EVC) technology and apparatus for food rapid cooling and food flavor infusion can work in ultra low pressure conditions with adaptive chamber pressure control to avoid liquid splash inside the food chamber. The disclosed EVC cooling and food flavor infusion apparatus has a one-unit design for handing small payloads, and a dual-module design to handle larger payloads. It can accelerate the food marinating and brining process with substantial time savings. Using the EVC apparatus, large amounts of meats, vegetables, and fruits can be prepared with various flavor infusion recipes. Plant-forward and high-volume food service kitchens can become more time and energy efficient, less labor intensive, and higher throughput food preparation operations.