PROCESS AND INSTALLATION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COATED FOOD PRODUCT USING A CHUTE AND OBTAINED FOOD PRODUCT

摘要

Making a foodstuff (A) in thin or curved form comprises: forming the substance in a thin form by passing through a tubular mold with the help of a propulsion equipment; applying a first composition (I) to form a gel; cutting the substance formed in the segments; coating the segment with (I) (for gelling) in a coating unit; and contacting the coated segments of (I) with a second fixing composition (II) of the gel in a steeping unit. Manufacturing a foodstuff (A) in thin or curved form (comprising a food substance of flesh, pulp or paste), covered in an envelope made up of a coating gel composition (preferably calcium alginate gel), comprises: forming the substance in a thin form by passing through a tubular mold with the help of a propulsion equipment; applying a first composition (I) to form a gel (preferably sodium alginate); cutting the substance formed in segments; coating the segment with (I) for gelling in a coating unit; and contacting (preferably immersing) the coated segments of (I) into a second fixing composition (II) of the gel comprising calcium salt in a steeping unit, where the coating with (I) is done by passing through a chute comprising a rigid bent part (preferably tubular), and the chute is fed into (II) to coat the segments (preferably on the whole surface) before immersing into the steeping unit. Independent claims are also included for: (1) a food substance comprising non fibrous food substance (preferably flesh, pulp or paste), covered in an envelope comprising a coating gel composition (preferably calcium alginate gel), obtained by the process, where it has a curved form (preferably a sausage type), when wrapped in a natural casing; and (2) a device for manufacturing (A) in thin form, comprising (from upper part to lower part) a fitting and cutting unit of segments of the substance, the propelling device, the tubular mold and a cutting head, the coating unit of the segments, and the steeping unit of the segments comprising the steeping bath, where it further comprises a chute comprising a rigid part (preferably tubular), a supplying device to coat the segments on at least their lower faces (preferably on all the whole surface), the chute ensures the passage of the segments at exit of the coating unit (preferably between the unit of coating and the steeping unit).