Method for producing dried food

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10244770-B2
Application number	US-201214131763-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2012
Priority date	Jul 13, 2011
Publication date	Apr 2, 2019
Grant date	Apr 2, 2019

Abstract

Provided is a method for producing meat-based dried food that is to be reconstituted by pouring hot or cold water thereto before eating, comprising: a step of processing a meat raw material or meat-based food with superheated steam; a step of freezing the meat raw material or meat-based food processed with superheated steam; and a step of drying the frozen meat material or meat-based food under reduced pressure. It is possible to reconstitute the dried food produced by the production method in a short time of about 3 to 5 minutes even if the dried food is thick.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for producing meat-based dried food that is to be reconstituted by pouring hot or cold water thereto before eating, comprising;
processing a meat with superheated steam;
adding additional moisture to the meat processed with superheated steam;
freezing the moisture-added meat; and
drying the frozen meat under reduced pressure.

2. The production method according to claim 1 , wherein the superheated steam processing is performed in the state where the meat is frozen.

3. The production method according to claim 1 , comprising performing a subsequent superheated steam processing of the meat, after the adding additional moisture and before the freezing.

4. The production method according to claim 2 , comprising performing a subsequent superheated steam processing of the meat, after the adding additional moisture and before the freezing.

5. The production method according to claim 3 , wherein the moisture addition followed by the subsequent superheated steam processing is performed more than once.

6. The production method according to claim 4 , wherein the moisture addition followed by the subsequent superheated steam processing is performed more than once.

Assignees

• Nakayama Takateru
• Yoshida Kazuki
• Tamura Seiko
• Tanaka Mitsuru
• Nissin Foods Holdings Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakayama Takateru
• Yoshida Kazuki
• Tamura Seiko
• Tanaka Mitsuru

Classifications

• A23B4/0053

  with gas or liquids, with or without shaping, e.g. in form of powder, granules or flakes · CPC title

• A23B4/06

  Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling · CPC title

• A23B4/037 Primary

  Freeze-drying {, i.e. cryodesiccation or lyophilisation; Apparatus therefor} · CPC title

• A23L5/13

  using water or steam · CPC title

• A23L13/10

  Meat meal or powder; Granules, agglomerates or flakes · CPC title