METHOD OF MAKING A PUFFED, DEHYDRATED FOOD PRODUCT

    公开(公告)号:US20200000134A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-02

    申请号:US16482558

    申请日:2017-02-23

    摘要: A method of making a puffed, dehydrated food product comprises mixing a high amylopectin starch and selected food ingredients to form a dough; forming the dough into pieces; and exposing the dough pieces to microwave radiation at a pressure less than atmospheric to puff and dry the dough pieces, producing the puffed, dehydrated food product. The ingredients may include tomato paste, yogurt, fruit or fruit juice concentrate, fruit puree, vegetable puree, vegetable puree concentrate, coffee, and concentrated soup. The dough may be formed in the absence of starch hydrolysates. The method produces dehydrated food products which incorporate a variety of food ingredients in a matrix that has a puffed, crispy structure.

    MICROWAVE VACUUM-DRYING OF ORGANIC MATERIALS

    公开(公告)号:US20170115057A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-27

    申请号:US15313390

    申请日:2014-06-11

    IPC分类号: F26B3/347 F26B5/04

    摘要: An apparatus and method for microwave vacuum-drying of organic materials such as food products. The dehydration apparatus (10) has a vacuum chamber (12) with a loading module (14) at one end and a discharge module (22) at the other. The vacuum chamber has access doors (80) spaced between the input end (16) and the discharge end (24) which provide operator and maintenance access. Microwave generators (86) are mounted on each access door and arranged to radiate through a microwave chamber and microwave-transparent window on the access door into the vacuum chamber. The waveguides on a respective access door are oriented to minimize microwave interference between the magnetrons on that door. A conveyor (60) in the vacuum chamber moves the organic material (96) on trays (18) through the vacuum chamber.