摘要 |
An apparatus and method for producing composite food products having a controlled composition is provided. This apparatus includes a plurality of supply means (3, ll) for supplying materials, a conveyor (7) for conveying the materials, the materials being combined on the conveyor (7) resulting in a composite food mass, a plurality of measuring devices (5, l3) at each of the supply means (3, ll) and a selecting device (l7) for eliminating poor products. The quantity of each material per unit time is measured by the measuring means (5, l3), and ratios of the materials of the composite food mass are computed based on the quantity data by control means (25). When the portions of composite food mass are cut into separate products, poor products are removed by the selecting means (l7) based on the data from the comparison of the ratios of the materials of each portion with the reference ratios. |