METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCT

Title:

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCT

Document Type and Number:

Japanese Patent JP2004173701

Kind Code:

A

Abstract:

To provide a method for heat-treating rice grain without using or throwing out excess water.

The method and an apparatus for processing to prepare food products for packaging are provided. The method comprises a step for presteaming, a step for prewashing, a step for steeping in water, a step for steam heating and a step for drying the food products. Chemical additives may be added to the food products during the processing. The apparatus comprises a conveying means (38), steeping tanks (27) and a water recirculation means (30). A dryer (32) including a rotating barrel adapted for agitation of the food products during cooking is provided. The excess water from such steps as the step for steeping and the step for steam-heating is collected as treating water and a part of the water is reused together with fresh water for treating fresh rice grain.

Inventors:

KENDALL JOHN HUGH
MOHINDRA RANVIR BIKI
RUTHERFORD DUANE STEPHEN
KANEMOTO SHIGEHARU
SATAKE SATORU
KUMAMOTO KATSUYUKI

Application Number:

JP2004046591A

Publication Date:

June 24, 2004

Filing Date:

February 23, 2004

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

RIVIANA FOODS INC
SATAKE ENG CO LTD

International Classes:

A23L5/10; A23L7/10; F26B3/06; A23L7/196; A47J27/16; F26B11/18; F26B17/20; (IPC1-7): A23L1/10

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Masanori Ishihara
Takashi Ishihara

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