Disclosed herein is a method for allowing forming & sealing films to be embossed/debossed with various shapes such as geometric, organic, or fractal and/or combination and various dimensions and depths. The texture or pattern is transferred to the film from an insert. The pattern on the forming & sealing film is then transferred onto the surface of the various proteins including but not limited to chicken, turkey, beef, pork, and plant proteins during the form-fill-seal and cook process. The forming and/or sealing inserts can form various thermoforming films with functional and/or decorative embossing and/or debossing without the use of knitted, elastic, extruded, tightly weaved, plastic netting, and/or compression forming molds and/or release agents for netting removal. Since the forming inserts are constructed using additive manufacturing processes, almost any design can be embossed/debossed onto the forming & sealing film.

The present application relates to: an edible sheet comprising a joined sheet, which comprises at least one grain sheet containing grains and at least one seaweed sheet containing seaweed, and a moisture prevention layer, which comprises a moisture prevention material formed on at least a part of one side surface of the joined sheet and/or one surface of the joining part at which the grain sheet and the seaweed sheet are joined in order to form the joined sheet; and an edible sheet preparation method comprising: a joining step of forming a joined sheet by joining at least one grain sheet containing grains and at least one seaweed sheet containing seaweed; and a step of forming a moisture prevention layer comprising a moisture prevention material on at least a part of one side surface of the joined sheet and/or one surface of the joining part at which the grain sheet and the seaweed sheet are joined in order to form the joined sheet, and comprising the steps of: including a joined sheet in which at least one grain sheet containing grains and at least one seaweed sheet containing seaweed are joined; and forming a moisture prevention layer on at least a part of one side surface of the joined sheet.

The present utility invention provides a food mixture forming apparatus, which comprises a forming assembly and a demolding assembly. The forming assembly comprises a first slider and a second slider. First, the first slider and the second slider move along a first direction to shape a food mixture, then, the demolding assembly moves along a second direction to finish the forming process.

The present utility invention provides a food mixture forming apparatus, which comprises a forming assembly and a demolding assembly. The forming assembly comprises a first slider and a second slider. First, the first slider and the second slider move along a first direction to shape a food mixture, then, the demolding assembly moves along a second direction to finish the forming process.

There is disclosed a method of forming a biodegradable container, such as a cup, comprising a plurality of successive press forming operations, each press forming operation comprising relative movement between an outer die 202 and an inner punch 204 from an open configuration to a forming configuration to shape a dough 400 as it expands. There is also disclosed a corresponding forming apparatus and container.

There is disclosed a method of forming a biodegradable container, such as a cup, comprising a plurality of successive press forming operations, each press forming operation comprising relative movement between an outer die 202 and an inner punch 204 from an open configuration to a forming configuration to shape a dough 400 as it expands. There is also disclosed a corresponding forming apparatus and container.

A solid food is a solid food having a solid form obtained by compression molding a powder, in which in a case where a drop test in which the solid food is dropped onto a drop face is repeated until the solid food is broken, the number of times of dropping leading to breakage when a dropping energy density per unit fracture stress EF is 2×10.sup.−4 [(J/m.sup.2)/(N/m.sup.2)] is 3 times or more, the number of times of dropping leading to breakage when EF is 1×10.sup.−4 [(J/m.sup.2)/(N/m.sup.2)] is 10 times or more, and the number of times of dropping leading to breakage when EF is 5×10.sup.−5 [(J/m.sup.2)/(N/m.sup.2)] is more than 30 times, EF being obtained by dividing a dropping energy density in the drop test by a fracture stress of the solid food.

A solid food is a solid food having a solid form obtained by compression molding a powder, in which in a case where a drop test in which the solid food is dropped onto a drop face is repeated until the solid food is broken, the number of times of dropping leading to breakage when a dropping energy density per unit fracture stress EF is 2×10.sup.−4 [(J/m.sup.2)/(N/m.sup.2)] is 3 times or more, the number of times of dropping leading to breakage when EF is 1×10.sup.−4 [(J/m.sup.2)/(N/m.sup.2)] is 10 times or more, and the number of times of dropping leading to breakage when EF is 5×10.sup.−5 [(J/m.sup.2)/(N/m.sup.2)] is more than 30 times, EF being obtained by dividing a dropping energy density in the drop test by a fracture stress of the solid food.

The invention relates to a corn dog mold device comprised of an upper half and a lower half that attach to one another in a snap-like fashion via a plurality of protrusions. The upper half has a convex area and the lower half has a concave area that receive the upper and lower portions of a corn dog, and wherein each half has a semi-circular opening that allows the stem of a corndog to extend outwards from the halves. To use the device, a corn dog can be battered and both halves can be secured to each other with the battered corn dog within the device. The device can be placed within a freezer for 3 to 5 minutes to allow the shape of the battered corn dog to settle before cooking, wherein after 3 to 5 minutes the corn dog can be removed from the device and then fried.

The invention relates to a corn dog mold device comprised of an upper half and a lower half that attach to one another in a snap-like fashion via a plurality of protrusions. The upper half has a convex area and the lower half has a concave area that receive the upper and lower portions of a corn dog, and wherein each half has a semi-circular opening that allows the stem of a corndog to extend outwards from the halves. To use the device, a corn dog can be battered and both halves can be secured to each other with the battered corn dog within the device. The device can be placed within a freezer for 3 to 5 minutes to allow the shape of the battered corn dog to settle before cooking, wherein after 3 to 5 minutes the corn dog can be removed from the device and then fried.