Abstract:
Disclosed are processes for stabilizing omega-3 fatty acids for use in food products. The processes permit creation of a variety of food forms and food ingredients that contain omega-3 fatty acids like docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid wherein these foods and food forms are stable for months without developing fishy aromas or tastes. This stability enables the incorporation of omega-3 fatty acids into food forms such as ready to eat cereals, trail mixes, chips, granola bars, toaster pastries, baked goods, cooldes, crackers, fruit pieces and fruit leathers. The processes utilize a zein coating to protect and stabilize the omega-3 fatty acids.
Abstract:
An extruder system (100) comprising a cooking extruder (110) configured to extrude a food material, a die (300) connected to the cooking extruder comprised of one or more orifices (200), each orifice (200) comprising an inlet configured to accept the food material, a breaker screen (210) connected to the inlet and comprised of one or more holes, an expansion chamber (220) connected to the breaker screen (220), wherein the expansion chamber (220) has an expansion chamber cross-sectional area and an exit orifice (230) connected to the expansion chamber (220) and configured to output the food material, wherein the exit orifice (230) has an exit orifice cross-sectional area and a cutting knife assembly (120) connected to the exit orifice (230) configured to cut the food material at a rate to create a slice thickness, as well as a method utilising such an extruder system (100) for producing a food product.
Abstract:
A shaping assembly (14) for producing a discrete spiral shaped food product includes a die that defines at least one aperture (28) that is centered on an aperture axis (40). The at least one aperture (28) extends to an aperture exit (32) and allows for the movement of a stream of food mass through the aperture (28) and out the aperture exit (32). A shaping tool (36) includes at least one slicing blade (38) that is disposed over at least a portion of the aperture exit (32) to slice the stream of food mass into a plurality of food mass portions. A coupling arrangement engages the shaping tool (36) to facilitate rotation of the slicing blade (38) to spin the plurality of food mass portions into a spiral shaped stream of food mass. The slicing blade (38) simultaneously slices and spins the stream of food mass to create the spiral shaped stream of food mass. A crimper is used to cut the spiral shaped stream of food mass into the discrete spiral shaped food products.
Abstract:
A cooking system includes a main wheel having a first surface and a secondary wheel having a second surface. The second surface of the secondary wheel mates with the first surface of the main wheel at a nip to form and set a grain based material disposed between the first and second surfaces. The grain based material may be dried, toasted, baked, puffed, or blistered between first and second surfaces. The method begins by disposing a cooked or uncooked grain based material over the first surface. The second surface, which corresponds to the first surface is applied to the grain based material at the nip to form and set the grain based material between the first and second surfaces. At least one of the first and second surfaces is heated to heat the grain based material disposed between the first and second surfaces to produce a ready-to-eat grain based product.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for producing a substantially spiral shaped food product is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a die defining a plurality of apertures disposed in a circle about a center. The apparatus also includes at least one cutting blade disposed for rotation about the center and operable to intermittently pass fully across each of the apertures during rotation. The apparatus also includes a plurality of slicing blades arranged for individual rotation about one of the plurality of apertures. The plurality of slicing blades are also arranged for continuous extension less than fully across the one aperture. The apparatus also includes a planetary coupling arrangement operably disposed to facilitate reciprocating rotation between the at least one cutting blade and the plurality of slicing blades.
Abstract:
A shaping assembly (14) for producing a discrete spiral shaped food product includes a die that defines at least one aperture (28) that is centered on an aperture axis (40). The at least one aperture (28) extends to an aperture exit (32) and allows for the movement of a stream of food mass through the aperture (28) and out the aperture exit (32). A shaping tool (36) includes at least one slicing blade (38) that is disposed over at least a portion of the aperture exit (32) to slice the stream of food mass into a plurality of food mass portions. A coupling arrangement engages the shaping tool (36) to facilitate rotation of the slicing blade (38) to spin the plurality of food mass portions into a spiral shaped stream of food mass. The slicing blade (38) simultaneously slices and spins the stream of food mass to create the spiral shaped stream of food mass. A crimper is used to cut the spiral shaped stream of food mass into the discrete spiral shaped food products.
Abstract:
Disclosed are processes for stabilizing omega-3 fatty acids for use in food products. The processes permit creation of a variety of food forms and food ingredients that contain omega-3 fatty acids like docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid wherein these foods and food forms are stable for months without developing fishy aromas or tastes. This stability enables the incorporation of omega-3 fatty acids into food forms such as ready to eat cereals, trail mixes, chips, granola bars, toaster pastries, baked goods, cooldes, crackers, fruit pieces and fruit leathers. The processes utilize a zein coating to protect and stabilize the omega-3 fatty acids.