An apparatus and method for controlling the movement of a food product in a container is described. The apparatus can be cleanable, portable, and fully automated. It can include a main container for holding the food product and one or more other containers for holding a substance, such as liquid. The main container can be moved between the one or more other containers so that the food product is immersed in the substance (e.g., liquid) in the one or more other containers. Any of the containers can be heated to heat the food product. This movement of the main container can be used run fully automated cycles (e.g., sprouting, rinsing, soaking, cooking, cleaning, etc.) that do not require user interaction.

An apparatus and method for controlling the movement of a food product in a container is described. The apparatus can be cleanable, portable, and fully automated. It can include a main container for holding the food product and one or more other containers for holding a substance, such as liquid. The main container can be moved between the one or more other containers so that the food product is immersed in the substance (e.g., liquid) in the one or more other containers. Any of the containers can be heated to heat the food product. This movement of the main container can be used run fully automated cycles (e.g., sprouting, rinsing, soaking, cooking, cleaning, etc.) that do not require user interaction.

A method for producing a tablet configured to be combined with water to produce a milk substitute beverage, the method comprising: pressing plant parts of real nuts, kernels, cereals, and/or other seeds into a shape of the tablet, wherein a major portion of the plant parts is provided as lumps with a lump size exceeding 1 mm; and drying the tablet, so that vitamins and nutrients are preserved in the plant parts

It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for producing a soy milk powder with high dispersibility and high solubility. The present invention provides a method for producing a granulated soy milk powder, comprising: a concentration step that comprises producing concentrated soy milk satisfying specific conditions from raw material soy milk; and a drying step that comprises subjecting the concentrated soy milk to spray granulation drying to obtain a soy milk powder.