Metering the Disposition of a Food Product into Cavities Forming a Pellet

摘要

A process for metering the disposition of a food product into cavities forming a pellet. The cavities are defined in one of a conveyor as individual cavities and in a tray moved by the conveyor. Each cavity defines a specific volume. The process includes supplying a quantity of food product in a supply chamber which includes a plurality of nozzles aligned above the conveyor. The nozzles are aligned with a predetermined portion of the cavities. A predefined supply of food product is dispensed and metered through each nozzle. The food product is dispenses through the nozzles into the cavities without exceeding the specific volume of the cavity. The food product is frozen into an individual quick frozen pellet starting immediately upon disposition in one of the cavities. The step of metering the predefined amount of food product includes metering a predetermined weight of the food product.

主权项

1. A process for metering the disposition of a food product into cavities for forming a pellet, the cavities are defined in one of a conveyor as individual cavities and in a tray moved by the conveyor, with each cavity defining a specific volume, the process comprising:
supplying a quantity of food product in a supply chamber, wherein the supply chamber includes a plurality of nozzles aligned above the conveyor; aligning the plurality of nozzles with a predetermined portion of the cavities; metering a predefined amount of the supply of food product dispensed through each nozzle; dispensing the food product through one of the nozzles into one of the cavities without exceeding the specific volume of the cavity; cryogenically refrigerating the conveyor when the individual cavities are empty prior to the step of dispensing; and freezing the food product into an individual quick frozen pellet starting immediately upon disposition in one of the cavities.