METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAKING CO-EXTRUDED FOOD PRODUCTS

摘要

Described is a system and a method for making a co-extruded food product. The system is for continuously making individual co-extruded food products and may comprise: a food supply system comprising a first extrudable food supply and a second extrudable food supply that are horizontally co-extruded at a predetermined extrusion rate into a substantially linear stream of coextrudate comprising a substantially continuous layer of the first food supply surrounding a substantially continuous layer of the second food supply; and a cutting system, comprising a cutting element for cutting the stream of coextrudate supplied by the food supply system, wherein the timing of movement of the cutting element is synchronized with the extrusion rate to provide individual co-extruded food products having an approximately predetermined size and weight.