AU636592B2 - Packaged product - Google Patents
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- AU636592B2 AU636592B2 AU46760/89A AU4676089A AU636592B2 AU 636592 B2 AU636592 B2 AU 636592B2 AU 46760/89 A AU46760/89 A AU 46760/89A AU 4676089 A AU4676089 A AU 4676089A AU 636592 B2 AU636592 B2 AU 636592B2
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- desiccant
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D81/24—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants
- B65D81/26—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants with provision for draining away, or absorbing, or removing by ventilation, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents; Applications of corrosion inhibitors or desiccators
- B65D81/266—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants with provision for draining away, or absorbing, or removing by ventilation, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents; Applications of corrosion inhibitors or desiccators for absorbing gases, e.g. oxygen absorbers or desiccants
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D81/24—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants
- B65D81/26—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants with provision for draining away, or absorbing, or removing by ventilation, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents; Applications of corrosion inhibitors or desiccators
- B65D81/266—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants with provision for draining away, or absorbing, or removing by ventilation, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents; Applications of corrosion inhibitors or desiccators for absorbing gases, e.g. oxygen absorbers or desiccants
- B65D81/267—Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants with provision for draining away, or absorbing, or removing by ventilation, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents; Applications of corrosion inhibitors or desiccators for absorbing gases, e.g. oxygen absorbers or desiccants the absorber being in sheet form
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D81/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within the package
- B65D81/3446—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within the package specially adapted to be heated by microwaves
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Food Science & Technology (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Freezing, Cooling And Drying Of Foods (AREA)
- General Preparation And Processing Of Foods (AREA)
- Food Preservation Except Freezing, Refrigeration, And Drying (AREA)
- Package Specialized In Special Use (AREA)
- Packages (AREA)
- Meat, Egg Or Seafood Products (AREA)
- Jellies, Jams, And Syrups (AREA)
- Bakery Products And Manufacturing Methods Therefor (AREA)
- Plural Heterocyclic Compounds (AREA)
- Compositions Of Macromolecular Compounds (AREA)
- Confectionery (AREA)
- Medicinal Preparation (AREA)
- Drying Of Gases (AREA)
Abstract
A packaged food composition which comprises a package containing a foodstuff and a desiccant.
Description
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA FORM PATENTS ACT 1952 CO M P L E T E S P E C I F I CATIO N FOR OFFICE USE: Class Int.Class Application Number: Lodged: Complete Specification Lodged: Accepted: Published: Priority: Related Art: Name of Applicant: FRISCO-FINDUS AG Address of Applicant: Rorschach, Switzerland Actual Inventor: Mats Olofsson, Erich Rohner and Dharam Vir Vadehra Address for Service: SHELSTON WATERS, 55 Clarence Street, Sydney Complete Specification for the Invention entitled: "PACKAGED PRODUCT" The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to us:- -1 L la PackaQed product The present invention relates to a packaged composition comprising a foodstuff and a desiccant.
A major problem with chilled 'r frozen food products where a part or the whole product should be crispy after heating for consumption, such as coated meat or fish products is the migration of water from a part of the product with a high water content to a part with a low water content during storage e.g. from the fish or meat to the coating in frozen or chilled coated fish or meat portions. When such products are heated for consumption in an oven they become undesirably mushy and this problem is particularly noticeable when the heating is carried out in a microwave oven. As a microwave oven cannot crisp and brown a product, the parts of the product which should be crispy and crunchy become soft and soggy. While it is possible to use special susceptors or browning dishes in microwave ovens to make the product crispy or brown, this may not only be inconvenient and expensive for the consumer, it can cause problems and can be dangerous.
We have found that if a desiccant is packed together with such a foodstuff so that the excess water is absorbed by the desiccant rather than the parts 7 the foodstuff which should retain a low water content, when the foodstuff is subsequently reheated for consumption, a very desirable crispy texture can be obtained.
lb Accordingly, the present invention provides a packaged food product comprising a food product packed in a sealed water vapor-tight package with a dessicant, characterized in that the food product is a two component part frozen processed product, which has a part which becomes crispy upon cooking which coats a part of the food product which has high water content relative to the coating part.
The foodstuff may be any processed food product suitable for drp-freezing or chilling where a part or the whole of the food product should be crispy after heating A>'i 0r
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2 consumption especially in a microwave oven. Examples of suitable foodstuffs are coated products such as battered and breaded products fish, poultry, meat), pancakes, gratins, pies and filled bakery products. In addition to batter and breadcrumbs, suitable coating materials may be, for instance, pasta, rice and cheese gratins).
The desiccant, which may be edible, may be any foodacceptable desiccant, for example, silica gel, calcium chloride glucomannan, sodium acrylate, silicon dioxide, bentonite, preferably in finely divided particulate form, or it may be another foodstuff which acts itself as a desiccant such as a specially designed sauce premix which becomes a real sauce by absorbing water during storage. The amount of desiccant may vary widely depending on numerous factors such as the type of desiccant, type oi products, storage temperature, desired shelf life. Generally the amount of desiccant is from 5 to 80% by weight and more usually from 10 to by weight based on the weight of the food product.
The desiccant may be in direct contact with the foodstuff in the package or it may be encapsulated in a microporous plastics sheet material the -ore size of which renders it permeable to water vapour but impermeable to desiccant particles. Such microporous plastics materials are well known to those skilled in the art and may be made of a variety of plastics materials, for example, polyolefins, vinyl polymers, polyamides, polyurethanes or polyesters.
If desired, the foodstuff may be separated from the desiccant in the package by wrapping the foodstuff in a protective envelope such as sandwich paper.
The food product together with the desiccant may be packed in any conventional package suitable for storage h 3 under chilled or deep-frozen conditions and, if necessary, suitable for subsequent reheating in a microwave oven. The package should be water vapour-tight and may be a bag made of materials such as polyurethanes, polyolefins, polyesters or polyamides.
The packaged food composition after sealing, is preferably chilled or deep-frozen where the storage temperature is below +10 0 C and more usually from +80C to -30 0
C.
The following Examples further illustrate the present invention.
Example 1 A breaded cod portion weighing 100 g and 30 g of finely divided silica gel (average particle size from 0.5 to 4 mm) in a microporous polyolefin pouch were deep-frozen and packaged in a pack suitable for deep freezing.
The pack was heat-sealed and stored for 3 months in a freezer and then the coated cod piece was thawed and heated for consumption in microwave oven. The heated product had a desirable crispy texture.
Example 2 A number of deep-frozen nugget-shaped breaded chicken portions weighing 190 g together with 60 g of silica gel in a microporous polyolefin pouch which is permeable only to water vapour were packed in a plastic bag made of polyester.
The pack was heat-sealed and stored in a freezer for weeks after which the coated chicken pieces were thawed and reheated in a microwave oven. The heated product had 4 a crispy coating while the chicken meat was juicy and has a nice texture.
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Claims (8)
- 2. A product according to claim 1 wherein the coating part of the food product is a batter or a breading or combinations thereof.
- 3. A product according to claim 1 wherein the part of the food product with the high water content is meat, fish or poultry.
- 4. A product according to claim 1 r:ein the food product is a filled bakery product, or a potato gratin coated with cheese. A product according to claim 1 wherein the coating part of the food product is a pasta or rice.
- 6. A product according to claim 1 wherein the desiccant is an edible sauce premix which absorbs water.
- 7. A product according to claim 1 wherein the desiccant is silica gel, calcium chloride glucomannan, sodium acrylate, silicon dioxide or betonite.
- 8. A product according to claim 1 wherein the desiccant is in divided particulate form.
- 9. A product according to claim 1 wherein the desiccant is in particulate form and is encapsulated in a 3 ,c, 6 microporous plastic sheet material which is permeable to water vapour but impermeable to the desiccant particles. A product according to claim 1 wherein the desiccant is in an amount of from 5 to 80% by weight based on the weight of the foodstuff.
- 11. A packaged food product, as claimed in claim 1, substantially as herein described with reference to Example 1 or 2. DATED this 30th day of OC_-BER, 1992 FRISCO-FINDUS AG Attorney: IAN T. ERNST Fellow Institute of Patent Attorneys of Australia of SHELSTON WATERS A
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP88121563 | 1988-12-23 | ||
EP88121563A EP0374301B1 (en) | 1988-12-23 | 1988-12-23 | Packaged product |
Publications (2)
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AU4676089A AU4676089A (en) | 1990-06-28 |
AU636592B2 true AU636592B2 (en) | 1993-05-06 |
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AU46760/89A Ceased AU636592B2 (en) | 1988-12-23 | 1989-12-14 | Packaged product |
Country Status (13)
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EP (1) | EP0374301B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH02227061A (en) |
AT (1) | ATE88156T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU636592B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2006006A1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE3880317T2 (en) |
DK (1) | DK631589A (en) |
ES (1) | ES2019002A6 (en) |
FI (1) | FI896160A0 (en) |
IE (1) | IE63245B1 (en) |
NO (1) | NO895034L (en) |
NZ (1) | NZ231808A (en) |
PT (1) | PT92659A (en) |
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WO1997002194A1 (en) * | 1995-06-30 | 1997-01-23 | W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. | Protection of sealed packages from water condensation |
EP0802125B1 (en) * | 1996-04-17 | 2001-06-27 | Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. | Package to hold a product under controlled environmental conditions, in particular for a glass item |
DE69837933T2 (en) | 1997-12-03 | 2008-02-21 | Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. | COATING AGENT FOR OVEN HEATED FREEZER CONTAINING A FOOD CORE AND A COATING LAYER, AND A USE THEREOF FOODSTUFF |
GB2334877B (en) * | 1998-03-05 | 2002-09-04 | Alan Blacklock | Seed store |
FR2885597B1 (en) * | 2005-05-12 | 2009-02-27 | Didier Guitton | METHOD FOR PACKAGING A COMPOSITION IN A PACKAGE PROVIDED WITH A DEGASSING MEANS |
WO2021105423A1 (en) | 2019-11-28 | 2021-06-03 | Crisp Sensation Holding B.V. | Packaged frozen breaded food product |
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US2789369A (en) * | 1955-05-27 | 1957-04-23 | Us Agriculture | Desiccant packet |
US2994404A (en) * | 1959-04-28 | 1961-08-01 | Richard E Schifferly | Moisture absorbing device |
US3084984A (en) * | 1960-08-26 | 1963-04-09 | Crown Zellerbach Corp | Moisture resistant container |
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GB2101870B (en) * | 1981-05-07 | 1985-07-10 | Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co | Oxygen absorbent packaging |
GB8608158D0 (en) * | 1986-04-03 | 1986-05-08 | Unilever Plc | Package containing food product |
US4786513A (en) * | 1986-12-05 | 1988-11-22 | Conagra, Inc. | Package for sliced bacon adapted for microwave cooking |
US4810845A (en) * | 1987-06-01 | 1989-03-07 | General Mills, Inc. | Solid state ceramic microwave heating susceptor |
PH26042A (en) * | 1987-06-05 | 1992-01-29 | Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals | Fresh fish package and method for processing fresh fish |
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- 1988-12-23 AT AT88121563T patent/ATE88156T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1988-12-23 DE DE88121563T patent/DE3880317T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1988-12-23 EP EP88121563A patent/EP0374301B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1989
- 1989-12-13 IE IE398589A patent/IE63245B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1989-12-14 DK DK631589A patent/DK631589A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1989-12-14 NO NO89895034A patent/NO895034L/en unknown
- 1989-12-14 AU AU46760/89A patent/AU636592B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1989-12-15 NZ NZ231808A patent/NZ231808A/en unknown
- 1989-12-19 CA CA002006006A patent/CA2006006A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1989-12-21 PT PT92659A patent/PT92659A/en unknown
- 1989-12-21 FI FI896160A patent/FI896160A0/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1989-12-22 JP JP1334613A patent/JPH02227061A/en active Pending
- 1989-12-22 ES ES8904338A patent/ES2019002A6/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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US2789369A (en) * | 1955-05-27 | 1957-04-23 | Us Agriculture | Desiccant packet |
US2994404A (en) * | 1959-04-28 | 1961-08-01 | Richard E Schifferly | Moisture absorbing device |
US3084984A (en) * | 1960-08-26 | 1963-04-09 | Crown Zellerbach Corp | Moisture resistant container |
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NZ231808A (en) | 1992-05-26 |
NO895034L (en) | 1990-06-25 |
DK631589D0 (en) | 1989-12-14 |
CA2006006A1 (en) | 1990-06-23 |
ES2019002A6 (en) | 1991-05-16 |
FI896160A0 (en) | 1989-12-21 |
PT92659A (en) | 1990-06-29 |
NO895034D0 (en) | 1989-12-14 |
ATE88156T1 (en) | 1993-04-15 |
AU4676089A (en) | 1990-06-28 |
JPH02227061A (en) | 1990-09-10 |
EP0374301B1 (en) | 1993-04-14 |
DK631589A (en) | 1990-06-24 |
EP0374301A1 (en) | 1990-06-27 |
DE3880317D1 (en) | 1993-05-19 |
DE3880317T2 (en) | 1993-09-30 |
IE893985L (en) | 1990-06-23 |
IE63245B1 (en) | 1995-04-05 |
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