EP3313209A1 - Microstructured food item - Google Patents
Microstructured food itemInfo
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- EP3313209A1 EP3313209A1 EP16738083.1A EP16738083A EP3313209A1 EP 3313209 A1 EP3313209 A1 EP 3313209A1 EP 16738083 A EP16738083 A EP 16738083A EP 3313209 A1 EP3313209 A1 EP 3313209A1
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a method for the three-dimensional structure of a food, a device for carrying out such a method and a microstructured food.
- WO 2011/117012 A1 describes the selective application of certain dietary supplements to food products.
- WO 2011/117012 A1 describes the layered application of different food components, but this only allows the production of a layered food.
- US 2013/0034633 A1 discloses a system for producing a free-form three-dimensional food product.
- US 2013/0034633 AI describes the production of layered foods, which, for example, can alternately consist of sugar layers and cocoa layers.
- a method is described by means of which certain properties of the food product thus generated can also be varied within the stratum. For this purpose, however, first of all a corresponding layer of the basic food must be applied, which can then locally be locally varied by appropriate additions of, for example, flavorings and colorants, which greatly limits the possibilities of variation of food components.
- EP 2 937 206 A1 describes a method of producing a chocolate-based foodstuff in which the chocolate has to cure after the dosing operation to serve as a crystallization initiator for the next layer and in which the solid chocolate then has a complete internal and external 3D structure forms, in which then liquid or gaseous substances can be installed in internal chambers with solid walls.
- a disadvantage here proves that even within the described method foodstuffs necessarily have solid structures.
- the absolutely necessary solidification of the uppermost layer before the application of the subsequent layer prevents an optimal fusion of the individual layers into a homogeneous 3D end product.
- WO 2010/151202 A1 describes a method for printing food in which small drops of a liquid food and a liquid binder, which preferably consists of the gelling agent alginate and solidifies immediately after the printing process, are used.
- the ratio of the amount of food and binder determines the hardness of the food. Described here only a gelled end product in which the binder is distributed homogeneously throughout the food.
- US 2013/0034633 A1 describes a production method for a three-dimensional food object, in which a solidification occurs locally in a powder layer by locally limited application of liquid drops by the combination of liquid and powder. By applying further powder layers and structures of liquid droplets, after removal of the non-solidified powder regions, a 3D food structure is formed.
- the very elaborate manufacturing process only allows the production of hard crystalline structures without the possibility of introducing gaseous or liquid microstructures in the final product.
- the present invention relates inter alia to a method for the three-dimensional structure of a food.
- a first food component is introduced into a plurality of first unoccupied volume elements of the food to be produced and a second food component is divided into a plurality of second unoccupied volume elements of the incorporated, wherein the second food component is different from the first food component and wherein the first and second volume elements are disjoint.
- Under an unoccupied volume element is understood that there is no food component in this volume element before introducing the corresponding food component.
- an unoccupied volume element contains only air or an inert gas before the introduction of the corresponding food component.
- the first and second volume elements should be disjoint, which means that each volume element is filled with either the first food component or the second food component (or one or more other food components). It may of course happen that the first and second food component in the region of the interface between a first and a second volume element after introduction at least partially mix.
- individual unoccupied volume elements are to be occupied or filled in succession with different food components without, for example, injecting a food component into the other food component.
- the food to be prepared or to be formed is composed of the different food components volume element by volume element.
- the individual volume elements can assume any shape.
- the first and second volume elements are composed of voxels of constant size.
- Such a voxel may also have any shape and size.
- the individual voxels are particularly preferably parallelepiped, ie the voxels have a cuboid-like shape with rounded corners and / or edges.
- a single voxel preferably has a volume of less than 30 mm 3 , more preferably less than 20 mm 3 , even more preferably less than 10 mm 3, and most preferably less than 5 mm 3 .
- the present invention is not limited to foods consisting only of two different food components. Rather, one or more further food components can optionally be introduced into a plurality of further unoccupied volume elements of the food to be produced, wherein the one or more further food components from both the first and the differentiate between the second food component. It is also preferred for these further volume elements that these and the first and second volume elements are disjoint.
- the solidification or stabilization of a food component may in principle comprise any process step which makes it possible to prevent the flowability of at least one of the food components to such an extent that the shape of the built-up food is substantially preserved. This can be done, for example, by forming bonds within a food component and / or by varying the molecular structure or its arrangement.
- a gel can be formed with the help of temperature influences. The gelation can also be effected by a change in the pH or by certain enzymes. It may also be a food component, which initially is in stable form, but sheared during the introduction, for example, when exiting a nozzle, or - is diluted and automatically assumes its stable shape after insertion.
- a first stable forming and thus solidification can be followed by a second step in which a further solidification and / or increase in the stability is effected.
- This further solidification can be carried out, for example, by the gelation described and / or a water outlet and thus drying as a result of a heating step.
- a drying process may be provided as a second or further solidification step.
- the step of solidifying or stabilizing is to be understood such that the viscosity of the component to be stabilized after stabilization is greater than before.
- the stabilized or solidified food component preferably has a viscosity of at least 5000 mPas, more preferably of at least 7000 mPas and more preferably of at least 8000 mPas. It should be emphasized that the present invention does not require a specific chronological order of the individual process steps. As is clear from the above statements, the solidification or stabilization of one or more food components can take place after the introduction of the corresponding food components or substantially simultaneously with them. This depends primarily on the technique of solidifying or stabilizing.
- the solidification will generally take place only after a time delay after the introduction of the food component into the corresponding volume element. However, if it is a case of shear thinning, stabilization will usually occur immediately after exiting the die, so that stabilization of the food component will begin while the food component is being introduced into an unoccupied volume element.
- the step of solidifying or stabilizing comprises an active step, such as, for example, heating and / or cooling one or more food components, then basically some volume elements may be occupied by food components and hardened before further volume elements are filled and cured.
- the food to be grown can be introduced in layers and solidified.
- first all the volume elements to be filled can be filled with food components and then the entire foodstuff can be solidified or stabilized.
- the respective preferred procedure depends strongly on the theological properties of the individual food components: if the food components are very liquid or flowable, it is preferable to cure these components in layers before the next layer of food components is applied. If the food components are more gelatinous structures, it may be advantageous to perform the final solidification or stabilization only when all the food is built up from the components.
- the inventive method makes it possible to assemble a food voxel for voxels from different food components, which can not only be controlled exactly how the food to be grown in terms of quantity from the individual food components, but it can also be particularly targeted influence on which Make in the finished food certain food components in which concentration. So can For example, certain food components, such as salt or sugar, which should be dosed as low as possible for health reasons, are exclusively or increasingly incorporated near the surface of the food. Since many foods are often not completely chewed, the taste sensation is dominated primarily by ingredients located near the surface. With the method according to the invention, arbitrary concentration gradients can be set here, wherein it is also possible to control how large, for example, the salt-containing volume elements and the remaining volume elements are.
- the invention is not directed to a merely layered food, but to a structure in which the second food component is completely surrounded by the first food component and / or one or more other food components, at least in some first volume elements. This not only allows an optimal dosage of the individual food components, but also their homogeneous or deliberately inhomogeneous distribution.
- the method according to the invention can also be used to create special foods, for example multi-phase foods.
- liquid drops which may contain, for example, oil or water
- these liquid drops may have oils or flavorings and be completely flexible in their size and positioning. This is not possible with previously available methods such as homogenization.
- these foods if exemplified, the flavoring agents in are introduced near the surface of the food, lead to an increased release of flavor during comminution operations such as the chewing process.
- a foam can be created when one of the food components is gaseous.
- incorporation of a food component into an unoccupied volume element may also include non-introduction if the unoccupied volume element contains air or an inert gas corresponding to the gas in the froth.
- the position and size of the unoccupied volume element can also be freely selected here, which can advantageously lead to an increased release of aroma due to the accumulation of the aroma substances from the surrounding voxels in the unoccupied volume elements.
- the stability of the food is achieved or ensured by deliberately solidifying or stabilizing certain volume elements and / or certain food components.
- These stabilizing volume elements may be ordered or disorganized and distributed relatively homogeneously in the food or be provided only at defined, important for stability positions.
- a solid or stabilized or stabilized outer and / or inner support structure is necessary, which guarantees stability for a particular 3D shape.
- structures which are completely liquid / liquid (eg emulsion) or liquid / gaseous (eg foam) can thereby also be produced by the process according to the invention without the three-dimensional outer and / or inner structure being destroyed and not at all or only partially or completely solidify in an aftertreatment step (eg heating as part of a baking or roasting process).
- first and second volume elements or voxels can be occupied by different liquids or first volume elements can be occupied by a liquid and second volume elements by a gas which in each case do not contribute substantially or sufficiently to the stability of the food.
- the stability can then be ensured in such a case that third and / or further volume elements are solidified or stabilized.
- other food components can be used in the third volume elements, which by a Hardening or stabilizing step are cured, whereas the first and second volume elements are still liquid or gaseous after this step.
- the third volume elements could also contain the first and / or second food component, which, however, is specifically solidified here.
- the third volume elements preferably form a stabilizing skin or sheath which preferably completely surrounds the food.
- the skin may also be provided only partially on the surface.
- the stabilizing skin or shell could be in cup form so that the upper surface of the food is formed by liquid and / or gaseous volume elements.
- the third volume elements can also stabilize the food inside, for example by forming a net-like or honeycomb-shaped structure.
- the third volume elements can form stabilizing surfaces in the interior of the food, which preferably completely surround individual areas of the food.
- the third volume elements could form vertical and horizontal stabilization walls that intersect with netlike ones.
- other ordered or disordered structures are conceivable.
- areas which contain both first and second volume elements are surrounded by third volume elements, so that, for example, areas with an emulsion of first and second liquid food components are respectively surrounded by a casing or skin of the third, stabilized food component are included.
- areas with a foam of first gaseous and second liquid food components could each be surrounded by a shell or skin of the third, stabilized food component.
- voxels which are responsible for the strength can also contain voxels which do not solidify but could be mixed with them (ie there is no phase boundary) in the entire foodstuff.
- a food component which does not solidify is one according to the invention Food component to understand whose viscosity after solidification or stabilization is still less than 5000 mPas, preferably less than 4000 mPas and more preferably less than 3000 mPas.
- the ingredients in the non-solidified voxels may advantageously have either a higher bioavailability, for example if proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, fibers, vitamins or minerals and secondary plant ingredients are contained there.
- flavoring agents in the non-solidified voxels may cause higher odor perception due to their higher volatility in the course of comminution operations such as chewing.
- Flavors such as sugar or salt may result in increased release of sweet or salty flavors in the non-solidified voxels upon release in the course of comminution operations such as chewing, and thus increased taste sensation.
- the salt or sugar content can be advantageously reduced with the same taste sensation as a conventional food.
- voxels that are responsible for the firmness can also contain voxels that are crystalline or powdery in the entire foodstuff.
- voxels of salt or sugar crystals may be surrounded by solidified voxels.
- these crystalline voxels of sugar or salt crystals can lead to an increased taste perception of the sweet or salty taste impression.
- more than two different food components can also be present in the food as voxels, so that the food is made up of a mixture of voxels from more than two food components.
- voxels of light and heat sensitive ingredients may be inside the food, while ingredients that result in a sweet or salty taste sensation are near the surface.
- At least 50%, more preferably at least 80%, even more preferably at least 90% of the first volume elements and most preferably all first volume elements be completely surrounded by the second and / or one or more other food components.
- the second volume elements each have a volume which is less than 30 mm 3 , preferably less than 20 mm 3 , even more preferably less than 10 mm 3 and particularly preferably less than 5 mm 3 .
- the portion of the second volume elements is preferably at least 50%, more preferably at least 80%, even more preferably at least 90% of the second volume elements, and most preferably all second volume elements.
- the larger the individual volume elements the easier, faster and cheaper is the production of the food to be grown.
- particularly small volume elements allow particularly favorable features with regard to the texture and the perceived homogeneity of the finished food.
- the first and / or second food component (as well as all other food components) before solidification or stabilization may be liquid, gaseous, gelatinous or pasty.
- the first and / or second food component should preferably be so flowable during introduction that the volume elements to be filled are substantially completely occupied by the corresponding food component. Since the food components may only be sufficiently shear thinned upon exiting a corresponding dosing nozzle, this does not limit the state of aggregation of the food components prior to introduction.
- the first and / or second food component is preferably liquid, gas, gel pasty or solid, wherein at least one of the food components after solidification or stabilization is preferably gel-like, pasty or solid in order to sufficiently stabilize the entire foodstuff.
- the first food component before solidification or stabilization is preferably liquid, gelatinous or pasty and after solidification or stabilization gel-like, pasty or solid
- the first food component after solidification or Stabilizing preferably has a greater viscosity than before solidification or stabilization.
- the first food component may preferably contain a binder.
- the second food component can also contain a binder, this is not necessary since the second food component remains liquid or gaseous in a particularly preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention after solidification or stabilization. Accordingly, the first and second food components are preferably present in different phases after solidification or stabilization.
- the solidification or stabilization can be based on different techniques and comprise different method steps, which can take place essentially simultaneously with the introduction of the food components or after their introduction.
- solidifying or stabilizing one of the food components comprises heating or cooling the corresponding food components.
- the food components are preferably heated by at least 5, more preferably by at least 15 K and particularly preferably by at least 30 K.
- the food components are preferably heated to at least 30 ° C, more preferably at least 35 ° C and more preferably at least 40 ° C.
- solidification or stabilization may include cooling the food components by at least 5K, more preferably by at least 20K, and most preferably by at least 40K.
- the food components are preferably cooled to at most 60 ° C, more preferably to at most 40 ° C and more preferably to at most 20 ° C.
- the solidification or stabilization is based at least in part on a shear liquefaction or dilution of at least one of the food components and subsequent solidification.
- This aspect is based on the fact that one or more food components have shear-thinning properties and are initially, ie before introduction, gel-like, pasty or firm. If these food components are pressed through a metering nozzle with the appropriate pressure, these food components become due to the shear occurring liquefied or diluted, so that they can be correspondingly easily introduced into the volume elements to be filled.
- one or more of the food components can be mixed with a corresponding texturizing agent such as xanthan. Due to the extremely rapid solidification, this technique is particularly preferred. However, it may be necessary to further solidify or stabilize the built-up foodstuffs by further process steps, such as, for example, the formation of further gel structures.
- the solidification or stabilization can be based at least in part on a change in the pH of at least one food component, wherein the change in the pH can be induced, for example, by microorganisms and / or acid images which may be added to one of the food components ,
- the solidification or stabilization may be based, at least in part, on cross-linking of proteins in at least one of the food components, which crosslinking may be triggered, for example, by enzymes which may be added to one or more of the food components.
- this cross-linking could also be effected by local heating of the printed object already during or after completion of a printing process by supplying heat, preferably by means of laser, microwave or IR or other heat radiation.
- the method according to the invention is preferably carried out automatically.
- the first food component is dispensed from a first dispensing outlet and the second food component is dispensed from a second dispensing outlet, whereby the first and second dispensing outlet can each be positioned, moved or moved along at least two degrees of freedom by means of a positioning device.
- the device for carrying out the method according to the invention also has a control device which is suitable for controlling the positioning device as well as the dispensing of the first and second food component from the first and second dispensing outlet.
- the apparatus for carrying out the method described above preferably further comprises a first container and a second container, each containing the first and the second food component.
- further containers for further food components and / or further Dosierauslässe may be provided for dispensing further food components.
- the present invention is not limited to two Dosierauslässe still on two containers. It may be provided for processing multiple food components (for example, to build more complex foods from three or more food components and / or to build different foods that contain different food components) also several Dosierauslässe and / or multiple containers.
- the individual containers do not have to contain different food components in each case. Rather, several containers may be provided which contain the same food component. This may be advantageous, for example, if the device is only suitable for accommodating containers of a standard size, and if the requirement for one food component is significantly greater than for another food component. Since a dosing outlet is preferably assigned to each food container, a plurality of dosing outlets for one and the same foodstuff can accordingly also be provided.
- the positioning device is further adapted to position the first and second Dosierauslass (and corresponding other Dosierauslässe) along a third degree of freedom or to move or to proceed.
- the foodstuff to be built is created on a static surface or surface, wherein for the three-dimensional structure of a food positioning of the first and second Dosierauslasses along all three spatial directions is required.
- a degree of freedom of movement can also be provided by the fact that the base can be moved on a conveyor belt or a turntable in one direction, for example.
- the first container and the first Dosierauslass are preferably by a first Dosing formed, which has the first Dosierauslass, for example in the form of a metering.
- the dispensing of the first and second food components is preferably accomplished by first and second metering devices adapted to dispense the first and second food components in controlled volumes from the first and second metering outlets.
- targeted pressure can be built up on the container or in the container for the corresponding food component or produced, so that the food component in controlled volumes and particularly preferably at a controlled flow rate exits the Dosierauslass.
- the pressure can be varied over time, for example, by a piston is controlled by means of a stepper motor in a cylinder controlled.
- a piston is controlled by means of a stepper motor in a cylinder controlled.
- the first and / or second metering device is suitable, a volume of less than 30 mm 3 , more preferably less than 20 mm 3 , even more preferably less than 10 mm 3 and more preferably less than 5 mm 3 of the output first and second Dosierauslass.
- This can be achieved in particular by virtue of the fact that the metering outlet has corresponding dimensions and the metering device can be correspondingly finely controlled, for example by the use of stepper motors, pumps and / or valves.
- the exact dosage can be done, for example, by compressing a container or syringe by means of a piston moving through the stepper motor.
- this can build up a pressure, for example, by transporting the food component into a container with a valve, which then causes the opening of the valve that a drop of the food component is precisely positioned at a specific location in the object to be printed.
- the control device or a corresponding storage element preferably contains information in the form of a file with regard to the food to be prepared with regard to shape, food components and their spatial distribution. These can be done by one Users are entered, transmitted using appropriate data connections or read in, for example via a barcode.
- the control device then moves, in a precisely defined sequence of individual steps, the respective metering outlets by means of the positioning device to or in the vicinity of the first and second unoccupied volume elements and activates the corresponding metering device for a predetermined time to deliver the corresponding food component from the corresponding metering outlet be controlled so that it is introduced into the corresponding unoccupied volume element.
- This is preferably done in layers, starting from a base or surface on which the food is created and the food is generated in parallel layers. Within a layer, firstly all first volume elements can be filled with a first food component and then all second volume elements with the second food component. Alternatively, however, alternating first and second volume elements can be filled with the first and second food components.
- the metering device and / or the container for the food component may have a heating and / or cooling device which can induce and / or accelerate solidification or stabilization.
- the heating or cooling process can take place, for example, by means of direct transfer of cold or heat to the container itself or to the food via a heated or cooled air stream or via a heated or cooled printing substrate.
- the present invention further relates to a microstructured food which consists of a plurality of first volume elements of a first food component, consists of a second food component on a plurality of second volume elements and optionally consists of a plurality of further volume elements of one or more other food components.
- a microstructured food which consists of a plurality of first volume elements of a first food component, consists of a second food component on a plurality of second volume elements and optionally consists of a plurality of further volume elements of one or more other food components.
- both the second food component of the first food component and the one or more further food components of the first and second food component differ.
- the first and second volume elements are disjoint and at least a portion of the second volume elements are complete of the first and / or one or more others Food components surrounded or enclosed.
- This part preferably comprises at least 50% of the second volume elements, more preferably at least 80% of the second volume elements, even more preferably at least 90% of the second volume elements, and most
- first volume elements is completely surrounded by second and / or one or more further food components.
- this first part of the volume elements preferably comprises at least 50%, more preferably at least 80%, even more preferably at least 90% of the first volume elements, and most preferably all first volume elements.
- the volume of at least a portion of the second volume elements is in each case less than 30 mm 3 , more preferably less than 20 mm 3 , even more preferably less than 10 mm 3 and particularly preferably less than 5 mm 3 .
- This portion of the volume elements preferably comprises at least 50%, more preferably at least 80%, even more preferably at least 90% of the second volume elements, and most preferably all second volume elements.
- the first and / or second food component is liquid, gaseous, gel-like, pasty or solid.
- the first and second food components are present in different phases.
- the first food component contains a binder, wherein the second food component particularly preferably contains no binder.
- the subject invention implies (sometimes only in the case of preferred embodiments) various technical advantages over the prior art.
- the method according to the invention it is possible with the method according to the invention to produce precisely defined structures (for example with regard to particle size and particle distribution and location) of immiscible food components (such as oil or gas and strukrur stable aqueous phases) without complex prior mixing which then have exemplary advantages in the mouthfeel or the bioavailability of the ingredients contained therein.
- an increased release of flavor or generally an increased release of volatile substances can be achieved, on the one hand being preferably positioned on the surface of the food and, on the other hand, not uniformly in a release-retarding food matrix of, for example, proteins or carbohydrates or fiber, but are highly concentrated in small areas separately from these ingredients.
- heat-sensitive or oxygen-sensitive ingredients such as health-positive microorganisms or vitamins or secondary plant ingredients such as polyphenols, phytosterols or flavanols can be positioned in the center of the food and thus better protected from the destructive effect of heat or oxygen.
- the present invention is further directed to the following aspects:
- a method for the three-dimensional structure of a food comprising the steps of: a) introducing a first food component into a plurality of first unoccupied volume elements of the food to be built up;
- At least a part of the second volume elements is completely surrounded by the first and / or one or more further food components.
- Method according to aspect 1 wherein at least 50%, preferably at least 90% of the second volume elements are completely surrounded by the first and / or one or more further food components.
- Method according to aspect 1 or 2 wherein at least a part, preferably at least 50%, more preferably at least 90% of the first volume elements is completely surrounded by the second and / or one or more further food components.
- Method according to one of the preceding aspects wherein at least a part, preferably at least 50% of the second volume elements is less than 30 mm 3 , preferably less than 20 mm 3 , more preferably less than 10 mm 3 and particularly preferably less than 5 mm 3 .
- first and / or second food component before solidification or stabilization is liquid, gaseous, gel-like or pasty.
- the first and / or second food component after solidification or stabilization is liquid, gaseous, gel-like, pasty or solid.
- the first food component before solidification or stabilization is liquid, gel-like or pasty and after solidification or stabilization is gel-like, pasty or solid.
- a method according to aspect 7, wherein the first food component after solidification or stabilization has a higher viscosity than before solidification or stabilization.
- Method according to one of the aspects 7 to 10 wherein the second food component after solidification or stabilization is solid, liquid or gaseous.
- Method according to one of the preceding aspects wherein the first and second food components are present after solidification or stabilization in different phases.
- solidifying comprises heating and / or cooling the food components.
- the solidifying or stabilizing comprises heating the food components by at least 5 ° K, preferably by at least 15 ° K, more preferably by at least 30 ° K.
- a process according to aspect 13 or 14, wherein the solidifying or stabilizing comprises heating the food components to at least 30 ° C, preferably to at least 35 ° C, more preferably to at least 40 ° C.
- the solidification or stabilization is based at least in part on a shear liquor of at least one of the food components and subsequent solidification.
- Method according to one of the preceding aspects, wherein the solidifying or stabilizing is based at least in part on a change in the pH of at least one of the food components.
- the solidification or stabilization is based at least in part on a cross-linking of proteins in at least one of the food components.
- at least one of the food components comprises enzymes such as transglutaminase.
- the first and / or second food component preferably only the first food component, one or a combination of the following materials: gelling agents, thickening agents, dietary fibers, emulsifiers, foam stabilizers such as carrageenan, agar, alginate, gelatin, cellulose and cellulose derivatives, starch and starch derivatives, guar, locust bean gum, gellan, konjac, lecithin, monoglycerides, sugar esters of fatty acids, citric and lactic acid esters of fatty acids.
- gelling agents such as carrageenan, agar, alginate, gelatin, cellulose and cellulose derivatives, starch and starch derivatives, guar, locust bean gum, gellan, konjac, lecithin, monoglycerides, sugar esters of fatty acids, citric and lactic acid esters of fatty acids.
- the first and / or second food component preferably only the second food component, one or a combination of the following materials: water, oil, Nutrients, proteins, minerals, vitamins, fiber, microorganisms, enzymes, texturizing agents, dyes, flavorings, flavoring agents such as salt or sugar, flavor enhancers.
- the unoccupied volume elements are occupied layer by layer with food components. Apparatus for carrying out the method according to one of the preceding aspects, the apparatus comprising:
- At least one first container containing the first food component at least one second container containing the second food component, at least a first Dosierauslass for dispensing the first food component and introducing the first food component into a plurality of first unoccupied volume elements of the food to be cooked, at least one second Dosierauslass for dispensing the second food component and introducing the second food component into a plurality of second unoccupied volume elements of the food to be cooked, positioning means adapted to position the first and second dispensing or metering outlets along at least two degrees of freedom, and
- a controller adapted to control the positioning means and the output of the first and second food components from the first and second metering or metering outlets.
- the apparatus further comprising first and second metering devices adapted to dispense the first and second food components in controlled volumes from the first and second metering outlets.
- the first and / or second metering device is suitable, a volume of less than 30 mm 3 , preferably less than 20 mm 3 , more preferably less than 10 mm 3 and particularly preferably less than 5 mm 3 of the output first and second Dosierauslass.
- the device further comprises a heating and / or cooling device.
- a microstructured food consisting of a plurality of first volume elements of a first food component, consisting of a second food component on a plurality of second volume elements, and optionally consisting of a plurality of further volume elements of one or more other food components, the second food component being different from the first food component differentiating one or more further food components from the first and second food components, wherein the first and second volume elements are disjoint, and wherein at least a portion of the second volume elements are completely surrounded by the first and / or one or more other food components.
- Microstructured food according to aspect 33 wherein at least 50%, preferably at least 90% of the second volume elements are completely surrounded by the first and / or one or more further food components.
- Microstructured food according to aspect 33 or 34 wherein at least a part, preferably at least 50%, more preferably at least 90% of the first Volume elements is completely surrounded by the second and / or one or more other food components.
- Microstructured food according to any one of aspects 33 to 35 wherein at least a portion, preferably at least 50%, more preferably at least 90% of the second volume elements is less than 30 mm 3 , preferably less than 20 mm 3 , more preferably less than 10 mm 3 particularly preferred smaller than 5 mm 3 are.
- Microstructured food according to any of aspects 33 to 41, wherein the first and / or second food component, preferably only the first food component, comprises one or a combination of the following materials: gelling agents, thickening agents, dietary fibers, emulsifiers, foam stabilizers such as carrageenan, agar, alginate, Gelatin, cellulose and cellulose derivatives, starch and starch derivatives, guar, locust bean gum, gellan, konjac, lecithin, monoglycerides, sugar esters of fatty acids, citric and lactic acid esters of fatty acids.
- gelling agents such as carrageenan, agar, alginate, Gelatin, cellulose and cellulose derivatives, starch and starch derivatives, guar, locust bean gum, gellan, konjac, lecithin, monoglycerides, sugar esters of fatty acids, citric and lactic acid esters of fatty acids.
- Microstructured food according to any of aspects 33 to 42, wherein the first and / or second food component, preferably only the second food component, comprises one or a combination of the following materials: water, oil, nutrients, proteins, minerals, vitamins, fiber, microorganisms, Enzymes, texturizing agents, dyes, flavorings, flavoring agents such as salt or sugar, flavor enhancers.
- the method of aspect 44 wherein the step of solidifying one or more of the food components comprises solidifying at least a portion of the third volume elements occupied by the third food component.
- a method according to aspect 44 or 45 wherein the first and / or second food component in at least a part of the first and / or second volume elements after solidification or stabilization are liquid and / or gaseous.
- a method according to aspect 45 or 46 wherein the third volume elements form an edge portion or the surface of the food.
- Method according to aspect 45, 46 or 47, wherein the third volume elements form stabilizing surfaces and / or a net-like structure.
- a microstructured food according to any one of aspects 33 to 43, wherein the food consists of several third volume elements of a third food component, wherein the third food component preferably differs from the first and / or second food component and / or wherein the first, second and third Volume elements are preferably disjoint.
- a microstructured food according to aspect 50 wherein at least a portion of the third volume elements occupied by the third food component is solidified or stabilized.
- FIG. 1A-D schematically microstructured food according to preferred
- FIG. 2A-B schematically microstructured food according to preferred
- FIG. 3A-B schematically microstructured food according to preferred
- Fig. 5 shows schematically a microstructured food according to a preferred
- Fig. 6 schematically shows a microstructured food according to a preferred
- Fig. 7 shows schematically a microstructured food according to a preferred
- Fig. 8 schematically shows a microstructured food according to a preferred
- the microstructured food consists of a plurality of first volume elements of a first food component 1, 3, 5, 7 (which form a coherent volume here) and a plurality of second volume elements of a second food component 2, 4, 6, 8, wherein in each case the second food component 2, 4, 6, 8 differs from the first food component 1, 3, 5, 7.
- the first and second volume elements are disjoint and at least a portion of the second volume elements is completely surrounded by the first food component (in FIG. 1, all second volume elements are completely surrounded by the first food component).
- FIGS. 1A-D different second food components are shown as different symbols.
- liquid voxels 2 of, for example, oil or water may be present in a solidified food component 1.
- a solidified food component 1 such liquid food components form during the food construction drops, for example in the form of spheres, as indicated in Fig. 1A.
- FIG. 1B shows an example in which voxels of a non-solidifying food component 4 are introduced into a solidified food component 3.
- These voxels can be one take any shape.
- the interfacial tension plays no role here, so that the voxels should not assume an approximately spherical shape of their own accord.
- voxels of a gaseous food component 6 may also be present in a solidified food component 5, cf. Fig. IC.
- FIG. 1D shows voxels of a crystalline food component 8 in a solidified food component 7.
- the shape of these voxels can also be arbitrary, but is defined inter alia by the crystal structure.
- the present invention is not limited to the two-component systems shown in FIG. Rather, in addition to the first and second food component further food components may be provided. It is also possible to use liquid, gaseous, non-solidified, solidified and / or crystalline and / or pulverulent food components in one and the same foodstuff.
- the voxels of a food component may have approximately the same shape and size (see Fig. 1D) or vary in shape and / or size, e.g. in FIGS. 1A and C can be seen.
- FIG. 2 shows a microstructured food according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention in which a second food component 9, 11 is located in only one core area in the center of the food 10, 12, so that the edges of the food are substantially free of the second Food component are.
- heat- or oxygen-sensitive ingredients such as health-positive microorganisms or vitamins or phytosterols or phytosterols or flavanols such as polyphenols, can be positioned in the center of the food and thus better protected from the destructive effect of heat or oxygen.
- the size of the voxels of the second food component 9, 11 may vary, cf. Fig. 2A, or be substantially constant, cf. Fig. 2B.
- the second Food component 15 may also be provided exclusively in the edge region of the food 16, as seen in Fig. 3B.
- certain food components such as salt or sugar, which should be dosed as low as possible for health reasons, are exclusively or increasingly incorporated near the surface of the food. Since many foods are often not completely chewed, the taste sensation is dominated primarily by ingredients located near the surface.
- a microstructured food according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention is schematically shown in Fig. 5 in which voxels of two different food components 21 and 22 are in a solidified food component 23, with voxels of the same size of food component 22 (eg sugar or salt ) are located at or near the surface of the food and at the same time voxels of different size of a food component 21 (eg vitamins) are in the middle of the food.
- voxels of two different food components 21 and 22 are in a solidified food component 23
- voxels of the same size of food component 22 eg sugar or salt
- a food component 21 eg vitamins
- Fig. 4 shows schematically a method for the three-dimensional structure of a food according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- different (here: four) food components are each introduced into a plurality of unoccupied volume elements of the food to be produced, wherein the respective volume elements are disjoint from each other.
- This can be done, for example, by means of a multi-component printing head 17, which prints the food components on a solid surface or base 18.
- one or more of the food components are solidified or stabilized, which can be done automatically or may require an additional stabilization step.
- FIG. 6 shows, by way of example, in a schematic sectional view, a microstructured foodstuff according to the method according to the invention in which the three-dimensional structure is ensured by a solidified outer shell 25, while liquid 2, 24 and / or gaseous food components can be present inside this structure; which need not contribute significantly to the preservation of the three-dimensional structure.
- Oil (2) or gaseous 6 Mil ro Modellieri are thus in the food also defined emulsion-shaped (oil / liquid) or foam-like (gas / liquid) microstructures or mixtures thereof possible.
- solidified or stabilized voxels can not only surround individual liquid or gaseous voxels, but also regions of several different voxels that are liquid or gaseous or represent combinations of both phases.
- voxel structures can also be formed which contain various liquid components which can not be dissolved in one another, for example hydrophobic food components such as oils, flavorings, vitamins and hydrophilic aqueous solutions of various water-soluble food components such as proteins, sugars or salts.
- hydrophobic food components such as oils, flavorings, vitamins and hydrophilic aqueous solutions of various water-soluble food components such as proteins, sugars or salts.
- an emulsion could form in such a range.
- voxel structures which contain liquid and gaseous components can also be formed in these areas. As a product could form in such areas a foam.
- voxel structures of liquids and solids can also be formed in these areas.
- a suspension or dispersion could form in such areas.
- the liquid areas within these solidified voxels may be partially or fully solidified during a possible post-treatment step (such as heating).
- the stabilizing sheath 25 completely surrounds the food so that the entire surface of the food will pass through the sheath 25, i. the stabilized volume elements is formed.
- the stabilized volume elements can also form only a part of the food surface. For example, it is possible to dispense with a stabilizing layer on the bearing surface of the food, since this is ensured by the base.
- the stabilizing skin or sheath 25 could be in cup form so that the upper surface of the food is formed by liquid and / or gaseous volume elements 2, 6, 24.
- the third (ie solidified) volume elements can also stabilize the food inside, for example by using a net-like or non-woven material honeycomb structure is formed.
- the third volume elements can form stabilizing surfaces in the interior of the food, which preferably completely surround individual areas of the food. This is schematically indicated in FIGS. 7 and 8, which each show sections of a food according to the invention. In FIG.
- regions (shown is one of these regions) having an emulsion of a first liquid food component 2 (eg, a hydrophobic component such as oil) and a second liquid food component 24 (eg, an aqueous component) are each formed from a sheath or skin the third, stabilized food component 25 surrounded or enclosed.
- regions having a foam of a first gaseous food component 6 (eg, air) and a second liquid food component 24 (eg, an aqueous component) could each be surrounded by a shell or skin of the third, stabilized food component 25, as would be can be seen in Fig. 8 (again shown is only one of these areas).
- the volume elements 26 may in each case contain the same liquid or gaseous food components that are present within the area enclosed by the casing 25, or any other food components.
- the stabilizing sheaths 25 extend through the whole food in a net or honeycomb fashion to provide substantially homogeneous stability.
- honeycombs may be shapeless and disordered, as indicated in FIGS. 7 and 8.
- the third volume elements could form vertical and horizontal stabilization walls that intersect with netlike ones.
- areas containing both first and second volume elements are surrounded by third volume elements, as seen in FIGS. 7 and 8.
- Example 1 Preparation of a microstructured oil-enriched pea puree
- the water is poured off and (optionally to preserve the color) the peas are cooled with ice water
- 300 g of the pea puree are added to the 100 g of texturing agent suspension and stirred in by means of a whisk.
- the xanthene-added pea puree and the oil are filled into two separate containers / cartridges with dosing outlet and inserted into the multi-printhead.
- the dosage of food matrices from this printhead can be controlled separately for each cartridge.
- the tempered to 60 ° C pea puree is then metered from cartridge 2 by means of a metering tip of 0.2 mm diameter in a first continuous layer as a circle or disc with a diameter of 5 cm on a plate serving as a printing pad.
- a second pea purée layer is applied in the same way.
- the height of a single pea purée layer is 0.5 mm.
- the circular or disc-shaped application of a third layer of pea purée on the oil drops, so that the oil droplets are defined microstructured incorporated into the pea puree and every drop of oil is surrounded by pea puree.
- Example 1 wherein as a second step from cartridge 1 individual crystalline, fine-grained salt crystals are dosed in a circle with a distance of 2.3 cm from the center of the circle and at a distance of 1 mm from each other on the gelled pea purée layer.
- the circular application of a third layer of pea puree over the salt crystals so that the salt crystals are microstructured defined built into the pea puree and each salt grain is surrounded by pea puree.
- the concentrated, crystalline salt is metered into the pea puree cylinder, which is at a distance from the surface of 2 mm.
- the resulting near-surface distribution of the crystalline salt in the gelled pea puree lead to a salty taste perception of the total object when consumed at a low salt concentration of the product.
- Example 4 Production of a microstructured pastry with a defined pore Food component:
- 25 g of rapeseed oil are whisked with 16 g of sugar, 22 g of egg and 0.5 g of salt.
- the flour mixture and 30 g of water are added alternately to the oil, sugar, egg and salt mixture.
- the ingredients are kneaded to a homogeneous dough.
- the dough should be stored for 30 minutes.
- the structure for microstructuring the pastry is done by spatially well-defined application of the dough on the printing substrate.
- strands having a diameter of 0.3 mm are applied to the printing substrate in a first blanket layer with dimensions of 4 cm ⁇ 5 cm using a printhead from a nozzle of 0.5 mm diameter.
- the second print layer is applied as a grid structure with square recesses of 1 mm edge length.
- the following print layer is again applied as a coherent layer.
- the resulting recesses in the grid result in the printed object cube-shaped cavities with an edge length of 1 mm, which are completely surrounded by the food component.
- the second food component is formed by air (pores).
- mango juice 90 g of mango juice are mixed with 0.9 g of carrageenan, 0.54 g of xanthan gum and 2 g of water. The mixture is stirred and the carrageenan and xanthan are dissolved
- the mixed with xanthan and carrageenan juice blend and the mango flavor are filled in two separate containers / cartridges with Dosierauslass and inserted into the multi-printhead.
- the dosage of food matrices from this printhead can be controlled separately for each cartridge.
- the preheated to 60 ° C mango pressure in the cartridge 2 is heated to 40 ° C and then from cartridge 2 by means of a metering tip of 0.2 mm diameter in a first continuous layer as a circle or disc with a diameter of 5 cm on a than Dosing plate serving dosed.
- a second mango printing material layer is applied in the same way.
- the height of a single mango printing material layer is 0.5 mm.
- the circular or disk-shaped application of a third layer of mango printing material via the aroma drops is carried out so that the aroma drops are defined microstructured incorporated into the mango pressure mass and finally each drop of aroma is surrounded by gelled mango juice.
- Example 6 Preparation of a vitamin-enriched, microstructured potato product with targeted oil placement
- the potato printing material is cooled to room temperature
- Vitamin D enriched rapeseed oil Dissolve 5 mg of vitamin D in 10 ml rapeseed oil
- the potato printing material, rapeseed oil and rapeseed oil enriched with vitamin D are filled into three separate containers / cartridges with dosing outlet and inserted into the multiple print head.
- the dosage of food matrices from this printhead can be controlled separately for each cartridge.
- the dosage of all components can be done for the potato product at room temperature.
- the potato printing material is then metered from cartridge 1 by means of a metering tip of 0.2 mm diameter in a first continuous layer as a rectangle with an area of 10 cm 2 on a plate serving as a printing pad.
- a second potato pressure-mass layer is applied in the same way.
- the height of a single potato pressure-mass layer is 0.5 mm.
- two drops of oil with a volume of 0.1 ⁇ are metered from the cartridge at a distance of 2.5 mm from each other onto the gelled mashed potato layer, leaving an edge of 2 mm of oil droplets unoccupied.
- a third layer of mashed potatoes is applied over the drops of oil so that the oil drops are microstructured in the mashed potatoes and each drop of oil is surrounded by mashed potatoes.
- potato printing material and oil droplets are applied in such a way that the oil droplets are arranged at a distance of 2 mm from the surface on the outer layer.
- 3 drops of Vitamin D-enriched oil droplets with a volume of 0.1 ⁇ (maximum 0.4 ⁇ ) are dosed 2.5 mm apart from each other into the inner area of the rectangle with a distance of 5 mm from the edge of the cartridge.
- the result is a microstructured potato product in which the vitamins inside are protected against influences such as temperature, light and oxygen.
- an oil-enriched outer layer On the surface, in the described product, an oil-enriched outer layer, which results in a crispy, crusty crust upon heating of the potato product.
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