A method of forming a material structure from structural units contained within a liquid solution in a spray head is described. The liquid solution includes a solvent and a solute, the solute comprising a plurality of the structural units, the structural units including monomer units, oligomer units, or combinations thereof. The method comprises forming droplets of the liquid solution including the structural units, and spraying the droplets on a substrate, thereby substantially increasing the reactivity of the structural units within the droplets relative to the structural units within the liquid solution in the spray head. The increase in reactivity can result from the droplets containing an excess of a particular ion, the ion excess resulting from a voltage applied to conductive walls of the device which dispenses the droplets. The material structure is then formed on the substrate from the more highly reactive structural units within the droplets.

The present invention discloses a microwave and conduction combined heating method for improving the gel strength of surimi products, belonging to the technical field of food processing. According to the present invention, surimi is first fully gelatinized by conduction heating, and then heated by microwave heating so that surimi gel can pass through a gel cracking zone quickly. This kind of microwave and conduction combined heating way can not only increase the gel strength of the surimi to achieve the desired elasticity, but also can save a lot of time and improve the production efficiency. Compared with ordinary microwave heating, the microwave and conduction combined heating method of the conduction and microwave heat preservation, i.e. holding the temperature of the surimi products for a period of time by adjusting the microwave power level at a specified temperature range, can effectively improve the gel strength of the surimi and comply with the new trend of applying microwave heating to surimi products.

The present invention discloses a microwave and conduction combined heating method for improving the gel strength of surimi products, belonging to the technical field of food processing. According to the present invention, surimi is first fully gelatinized by conduction heating, and then heated by microwave heating so that surimi gel can pass through a gel cracking zone quickly. This kind of microwave and conduction combined heating way can not only increase the gel strength of the surimi to achieve the desired elasticity, but also can save a lot of time and improve the production efficiency. Compared with ordinary microwave heating, the microwave and conduction combined heating method of the conduction and microwave heat preservation, i.e. holding the temperature of the surimi products for a period of time by adjusting the microwave power level at a specified temperature range, can effectively improve the gel strength of the surimi and comply with the new trend of applying microwave heating to surimi products.

A beverage product comprising a beverage in a sealed container is provided. The beverage comprises, in water, a combination of buffering components selected from (a) citric acid and trisodium citrate, (b) tartaric acid and disodium tartrate, or (c) malic acid and disodium malate, and glucose and sodium chloride, wherein the beverage has a pH of lower than 4.0. A method and an apparatus suited for producing such a beverage product are also provided.

The present invention relates to a powdery seasoning produced by drying and powdering a seasoning liquid obtained by enzymatically decomposing a protein-containing raw material derived from at least one of wheat and a soybean in the presence of salt, which has an inorganic material concentration of 50000 ppm or less, and a method for producing the same.

The present invention relates to a powdery seasoning produced by drying and powdering a seasoning liquid obtained by enzymatically decomposing a protein-containing raw material derived from at least one of wheat and a soybean in the presence of salt, which has an inorganic material concentration of 50000 ppm or less, and a method for producing the same.

A radiofrequency heating system and methods for processing agricultural products are provided herein. The method may include positioning an agricultural product between two electrode assemblies of a radiofrequency (RF) circuit, closing the RF circuit, and heating the agricultural product to a threshold temperature in greater than a threshold amount of time.

A method of forming a material structure from structural units contained within a liquid solution in a spray head is described. The liquid solution includes a solvent and a solute, the solute comprising a plurality of the structural units, the structural units including monomer units, oligomer units, or combinations thereof. The method comprises forming droplets of the liquid solution including the structural units, and spraying the droplets on a substrate, thereby substantially increasing the reactivity of the structural units within the droplets relative to the structural units within the liquid solution in the spray head. The increase in reactivity can result from the droplets containing an excess of a particular ion, the ion excess resulting from a voltage applied to conductive walls of the device which dispenses the droplets. The material structure is then formed on the substrate from the more highly reactive structural units within the droplets.

An apparatus and method for cooking at least one egg with an eggshell. The apparatus comprises a housing provided with a device for providing microwave radiation in a confined space in the housing and a holder located in the confined space. The holder is provided with at least one cavity adapted to the shape of the egg with the eggshell. The holder comprises at least a first holder part and a second holder part being movable with respect to each other between a first position in which an egg with an eggshell can be positioned in the cavity to a second position wherein the holder parts enclose the cavity. The apparatus further comprises means to insert a liquid into the holder for filling the cavity with the liquid to at least partly surround the eggshell of the egg located in the cavity. The housing comprises at least a first housing part provided with the first holder part and a second housing part provided with the second holder part. The first housing part is located at least partly below the second housing part. The first housing part with the first holder part is movable between the first and second position with respect to the second housing part with the second holder part.

An apparatus for cooking at least one egg with an eggshell, comprises a housing provided with a device for providing microwave radiation in a confined space in the housing and a holder located in the confined space. The holder is provided with at least one cavity adapted to the shape of the egg with the eggshell. The holder comprises at least a first holder part and a second holder part being movable with respect to each other between a first position in which an egg with an eggshell can be positioned in the cavity to a second position wherein the holder parts enclose the cavity. The apparatus further comprises means to insert a liquid into the holder for filling the cavity with the liquid to at least partly surround the eggshell of the egg located in the cavity. The apparatus comprises a container for holding the liquid and a dosing unit to add at least one component to the liquid.