PROCESS FOR PRODUCING INFANT FOOD PRODUCTS

• Main Authors: HUTSCHENREUTHER SIMON, REINL HUBERT, WEBER FRANK, RADLER THOMAS, KUSLYS MARTINAS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 24.11.2011
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

An UHT asceptic process for producing a range of infant food products comprises at least two steps, wherein, in a first stage, vegetables are cooked and meat or fish is cooked separately from the vegetables to provide pre-cooked ingredients are mixed and submitted to UHT processing at a temperature of about 130° C. to 140° C. for a time of about 30 seconds to about 240 seconds to sterilize the product and filled aseptically into plastics containers.