Title:
FOOD FREEZING DEVICE, FOOD FREEZING METHOD AND FROZEN FOOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/203732
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
[Problem] To provide a food freezing device, whereby, when a food such as a cooked rice food or noodles is quickly frozen, the taste before the quick-freezing can be maintained, a food freezing method and a frozen food. [Solution] The food freezing device 400 according to the present invention comprises: a freezing tank 410 for pooling an ice slurry S while keeping at -10°C or lower; a hanger 431 for retaining a food F to be frozen, said food containing α-starch, within the ice slurry S pooled in the freezing tank 410; an ice slurry-supplying means (420, 450, 456 and 300) for supplying the ice slurry into the freezing tank 410; and a flowing means (130) for flowing the ice slurry in such a manner that the ice slurry S collides at a definite relative speed or higher with the food F to be frozen. The food F to be frozen is a food containing a large amount of α-starch, namely, a cooked rice food such as nigiri-zushi or noodles such as udon.
Inventors:
HIROKANE YOSHIO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2020/013933
Publication Date:
October 08, 2020
Filing Date:
March 27, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BLANCTEC CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
A23L3/36; A23L7/10; A23L7/109; F25C1/00; F25D13/00; F25D13/06
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| WO2015186190A1 | 2015-12-10 |
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Other References:
See also references of EP 3949753A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ITOH, Atsushi (JP)
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