Method and apparatus for forming food clusters

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B02C 1/08 (2006.01) A23L 1/164 (2006.01) B02C 7/00 (2006.01) B02C 7/14 (2006.01) B02C 13/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2403390

An improved method and apparatus for the formation of food clusters by using a fingerwheel (225) to break a bed of food product into clusters of medium size. After the food product, such as popcorn, and the coating that is placed on the product is mixed together (120), a bed of the mixture is formed. The bed is then forced through stationary fingers (305) by the fingerwheel (225) at an optimum temperature for forming the clusters, thus breaking the bed into individual clusters. The average size of the clusters is determined by the spacing between the fingers on the fingerwheel (225) and the stationary fingers (305) when they are meshed together. Once the clusters are broken up, the clusters are sent to a sifter/cooler (130) where the clusters are cooled and sifted before being combined together to package.

L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil améliorés destinés à la formation d'agrégats de produit alimentaire au moyen d'une roue de type râteleuse (225) permettant de rompre un lit constitué par un produit alimentaire en agrégats de taille moyenne. Après le mélange de ce produit alimentaire, tel que du pop-corn, avec la garniture qui lui est appliquée (120), un lit constitué par ce mélange est formé. Ce lit est alors amené à passer dans des doigts fixes (305) par ladite roue râteleuse (225) à une température optimale pour la formation d'agrégats, d'où la rupture du lit en agrégats individuels. La taille moyenne des agrégats est déterminée par l'espacement entre les doigts de la roue râteleuse (225) et les doigts fixes (305) lorsque ces derniers s'entrecroisent. Après leur formation, lesdits agrégats sont envoyés vers un crible/refroidisseur (130), où ils sont refroidis avant d'être combinés et conditionnés.

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