EP1691620A1 - Procede de preparation de produits alimentaires vegetaux poreux - Google Patents
Procede de preparation de produits alimentaires vegetaux poreuxInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention concerns a method for processing raw or fresh porous vegetal food products. More particularly the invention concerns a method for processing raw or fresh porous vegetal food products to make them storable at room temperature. The method of the invention is particularly suitable for processing mushrooms. The invention also concerns the use of a particle gel forming solution for impregnating porous vegetable material.
- the freeze-dry method applied to the mushrooms achieves these goals. According to this method, the mushrooms are first sliced, then frozen and while frozen are subjected to a very low pressure so that the water present in the mushrooms as ice is removed by sublimation. Although the freeze-drying method has the advantages of producing food products that rehydrate readily and have a reduced loss in volume, this method requires relatively complex and expensive installations increasing the cost price these mushrooms.
- Another object of the invention is to provide such a method using a gel forming solution wherein the gelation occurs without additional treatment after the impregnation of the food product.
- Another object of the invention is to provide such a method wherein the shrinkage during drying is reduced.
- Another object of the invention is to provide such a method that reduces the loss of the aromas contained in the product.
- the invention therefore concerns a method for processing fresh porous vegetal food products, comprising the step of impregnating said food products with an edible particle gel forming solution, wherein the pores or interstices of said vegetal food product are filled with said solution.
- the gel to be formed is selected in the group of the particulate type gels, preferably a polysaccharide or oligosaccharide solution.
- the particulate gel forming solution used in the method of the invention is an inulin solution, the percentage of inulin in the gel forming solution being comprised between 15% and 40%, preferably between 20% and 35% and most preferably about 30%.
- inulin is that it fosters the gut health through a prebiotic effect as well as increases the bowel movement.
- the product after impregnation can be subjected to a drying step allowing moisture levels which insure shelf stability.
- the moisture level is advantageously brought to a level comprised between 2% and 10% and preferably between 2% and 5%. Owing to this additional drying step one can obtain a product extremely stable on storage while retaining its volume and shape.
- the drying step comprises an air drying step followed by a microwave vacuum drying.
- the use of the microwave drying step is advantageous in that it causes the products to be dried to lightly swell, thereby reducing the volume reduction effect of the drying step.
- drying time and thermal stress are reduced by microwave vacuum drying.
- Another advantage of the invention consists in being able to obtain products which are less brittle and less prone to dust formation than the freeze-dried products while still exhibiting a good crispiness.
- the products of the invention have thus good organoleptic properties.
- the products prepared according to the method of the invention further include the following advantages.
- the method of the invention ensures a good protection against oxidation insofar the gel is in direct contact with the walls of pores or interstices act as a oxygen barrier.
- the method of the invention allows the loss of aromas to be reduced , because the diffusion of aroma molecules through the pores or interstices is hampered by the gel filler.
- the invention also concerns food products made from a fresh porous vegetal product comprising pores or interstices filled with an edible gel forming solution.
- a fresh porous vegetal product comprising pores or interstices filled with an edible gel forming solution.
- the food product is "fresh” i.e. it has not been dried after impregnation, it can easily be stored at cold temperatures typically around 5°C and keep its appearance, taste and shape for several days.
- the food product when the food product has been subjected to a drying step after impregnation, the food product can be stored at room temperature indefinitely while retaining its original qualities in particular its appearance, shape, texture and taste.
- the invention also concerns the use of an edible gel forming solution for impregnating a porous vegetable food product comprising a structure of pores or interstices filled with air or other gases, for reinforcing said structure of said product after the drying of said product.
- the general idea of the invention consists in providing storable porous vegetable food products by impregnating said products, while they are in a fresh state, with an edible particle gel forming solution so as to avoid excessive shrinkage, in particular after dehydration, without using expensive conventional freeze-drying techniques.
- the method of the invention is particularly suitable for processing mushrooms but is in no way limited to such products and can of course be applied to any vegetable food product having a structure made of pores or interstices that can be filled or impregnated by an edible particle gel forming solution.
- the porous vegetable food products will be prepared preferably sliced or diced before being subjected to the method of the invention according to their size or nature.
- the gel forming solution is chosen from group of ingredients that form particulate type gels since particle gels have a good resistance to shrinkage after drying. Gel forming solutions such as polysaccharide or oligosaccharide solutions are particularly suited. A gel forming solution containing inulin has given particularly good results. Inulin has the advantage of being economical and not affecting the organoleptic properties of the food product adversely.
- the concentration of inulin in the solution is chosen to be sufficient to form a gel, as the case may arise with or without energy input or output, or even with the use of a co-gelling agent.
- the percentage of inulin in the gel forming solution is comprised between 15% and 40%, preferably between 20% and 35% and most preferably about 30%.
- the gel formation time depends on the concentration of the gel forming agent in the solution, the higher the concentration the lower the gel forming time. For example, at ambient temperature the gel formation time is of approximately 12 hours for a gel forming solution containing 20% of gelling agent, while the gel formation time is of approximately 30 minutes for a gel forming solution containing 30% of gelling agent.
- the times and concentrations needed to form a gel may vary considerably with the inulin fraction employed. Gelation may even occur during dehydration, because water removal increases the effective concentration of the gelling agent, thereby shortening the induction time for gelation.
- the impregnation of the food product can be made by any known manner.
- One impregnation method consists in dipping the food products into the gel forming solution and let the solution slowly and continuously penetrate into the pores or interstices of the product and removing the products after the desired impregnation level has been obtained.
- Another impregnation method consists in placing the food products in batches or continuously within a chamber or container together with the gel forming solution and subjecting the food products to a pressure sufficient to compress the gaseous volume fraction of the product thereby introducing the gel forming solution in the pores or interstices thereof.
- the pressure onto the product can be applied mechanically directly by physically compressing the product or alternatively by increasing the pressure present in a closed chamber.
- This method can be repeated several times on a same batch of product to achieve the desired impregnation level.
- Yet another impregnation method can be envisaged This method consists in placing the food products in batches or continuously within a chamber or container containing the gel forming solution and subjecting the food products to a vacuum sufficient to remove at least part of the air or other gases from the pores or interstices thereof and breaking the vacuum thereby filling the pores or interstices of said food products with the gel forming solution by suction.
- This method can also be repeated several times on a same batch of product to achieve the desired impregnation level.
- the food products are preferably subjected to a step wherein the gel in the interior of the pores or interstices is formed.
- This step can be implemented with or without energy input or output as mentioned above.
- the step consists in leaving the impregnated products for a time sufficient for the gel to form, this time being directly dependent on the concentration of the gelling agent used in the solution.
- the product can be used as such in a "semi fresh" state and kept for several days at a temperature of approximately 5°C before consumption. If one desires to obtain a product, which can be kept quasi indefinitely at room temperature, the product can be subjected to an additional drying step, which allows a moisture level insuring shelf stability to be reached.
- the drying comprises an air drying step typically at a temperature of 30-60 °C for a time sufficient to reach a first level of moisture in the food product.
- the air drying step is preferably continued by a microwave vacuum drying step wherein the food product is subjected to a microwave field of typically 0.5 to 5 Watt per gram of product power density which further reduces the content of moisture in the food product rapidly while puffing it at the same time in the case of high microwave power.
- the products can be subjected to a final air drying step to remove the remaining moisture and achieve the desired moisture content of the finished product.
- These present finished products have a moisture content ranging from about 2% to 10% preferably from 2% to 5%.
- the finished food products prepared according to the method of the invention can be used in various ways.
- the food products can be consumed in the dry state as snack items or after rehydration in food preparations such as soups, sauces, dehydrated meals or the like.
- the present dried edible finished food products have a remarkable extended storage stability while maintaining the desirable texture, color and appearance. These dried products can then be directly packaged into bags. It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to that has just been described and that simple modifications and variants of the method can be envisaged without departing from the scope of the present invention defined in the appended claims.
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Abstract
La présente invention concerne un procédé de préparation de produits alimentaires végétaux poreux frais qui consiste à imprégner ces produits alimentaires avec une solution formant un gel de particules comestibles, les pores ou interstices de ce produit alimentaire végétal étant remplis avec cette solution. De préférence, l'étape d'imprégnation est suivie d'une étape de déshydratation permettant un niveau d'humidité qui assure une stabilité de conservation. Ce procédé convient particulièrement pour obtenir des champignons déshydratés présentant une apparence proche de leur apparence à l'état frais.
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