| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for treating a milled product to reduce microbial activity at a high confidence level, and to provide a sterile ready to eat milled product at a high confidence of sterility.SOLUTION: There is provided a method for microbial treatment of a milled product stream, in which a uniform predetermined moisture content throughout the stream is from about 12% to about 16%, comprising: conveying the flowable stream of the milled product through a radio frequency (RF) microbial reduction device, in which the flowable stream of the milled product is heated to a temperature from 77°C to 99°C; after being conveyed through the microbial reduction device, conveying the flowable stream of the milled product within a conveyance network having chilled air to cause a temperature reduction of the flowable stream of the milled product to an ambient temperature; and passing through the microbial reduction device to reduce the microbial activity level of the milled product to at least 3.0 log CFU/g in comparison with the milled product before being passed through the microbial reduction device.SELECTED DRAWING: None |
