PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PARTICULATE FROZEN HIGH¹WATER CONTENT FOOD PRODUCTS

摘要

Particulate granules of a high water content food such as cheese are frozen in a freezing chamber (10) having a perforated bottom plate (18). The bottom plate is vibrated to develop an oscillating movement while simultaneously introducing a chilled gas through the perforated plate to partially levitate the granules (11) as they are moved through the freezing chamber by the combined action of the oscillating bottom plate and the chilled gas.