ES2337649A1 - Procedure for conservation of fruits or vegetables. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents
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Abstract
La presente invención se refiere a un procedimiento de conservación de frutas u hortalizas que incorpora una estación, de criogenización rotativa e individual que efectúa la congelación por convección forzada de nitrógeno en un cilindro rotativo, que puede ser un túnel, que permite congelar de forma individual el producto, pudiendo ser cualquier fruta u hortaliza.The present invention refers to a procedure for preserving fruit or vegetables that incorporates a rotating and individual cryogenization station that freezes by forced nitrogen convection in a rotating cylinder, which can be a tunnel, which allows freezing individually. the product, which can be any fruit or vegetable.
Description
Procedimiento de conservación de frutas u hortalizas.Fruit preservation procedure u vegetables.
La presente invención se refiere a un procedimiento de conservación de frutas u hortalizas. La invención permite establecer un preciso modo de congelación individualizada de cualquier producto, ya sea fruta u hortaliza.The present invention relates to a fruit or vegetable preservation procedure. The invention allows to establish a precise individualized freezing mode of any product, be it fruit or vegetable.
Caracteriza este modo de congelación el empleo de una estación de criogenización rotativa. El proceso de criogenización se efectúa por convección forzada de nitrógeno en un cilindro rotativo, que puede estar en el interior de un túnel, que permite congelar de forma individual y rápida el producto.Characterize this mode of freezing employment of a rotary cryogenization station. The process of cryogenization is performed by forced convection of nitrogen in a rotating cylinder, which can be inside a tunnel, which allows to freeze the product individually and quickly.
La Patente con número de solicitud P200202275 describe un procedimiento de conservación de cítricos.Patent with application number P200202275 describes a citrus preservation procedure.
Caracteriza esta invención el lavado mecánico del fruto y, a continuación con pelado previo o no, el troceado del mismo, bien en rodajas, en lonchas gajos u otro tipo de configuraciones, en distintas variantes del procedimiento.This invention characterizes mechanical washing of the fruit and then with prior peeling or not, the chopping of the same, either sliced, sliced wedges or other configurations, in different variants of the procedure.
Una vez convenientemente troceado el fruto, con o sin piel, se procede a su alimentación por medio de cintas transportadoras hasta una estación de inmersión en nitrógeno liquido, que mantiene individualizados los trozos del fruto, por distancia o por separación física mediante cualquier medio, por ejemplo, con un film de uso alimentario.Once conveniently chopped the fruit, with or without skin, it is fed through tapes conveyors to a nitrogen immersion station liquid, which keeps the fruit pieces individualized, by distance or by physical separation by any means, by example, with a film for food use.
Finalmente se procede a su depositado en envases, preferentemente bolsas a las que se le aplica o no el vacío y su posterior almacenamiento y transporte refrigerado, sin romper la cadena del frío.Finally it is deposited in containers, preferably bags to which the vacuum is applied or not and its subsequent storage and transport refrigerated, without breaking the cold chain
En la presente invención, se mantendrá la terminología utilizada en la Patente nº P200202275 para la designación de los elementos componentes.In the present invention, the terminology used in Patent No. P200202275 for the designation of the component elements.
La finalidad de las mejoras es la aplicación de sistemas complementarios que faciliten la criogenización del producto mediante nitrógeno líquido.The purpose of the improvements is the application of complementary systems that facilitate the cryogenization of product by liquid nitrogen.
Para ello se incorpora en el procedimiento una estación de criogenización rápida e individual. El proceso de criogenización se efectúa por convección forzada de nitrógeno en un cilindro rotativo, que puede estar en el interior de un túnel, que permite congelar de forma individual el producto.For this, a procedure is incorporated into the procedure. Fast and individual cryogenization station. The process of cryogenization is performed by forced convection of nitrogen in a rotating cylinder, which can be inside a tunnel, which allows to freeze the product individually.
Así, el continuo movimiento de rotación del producto durante el proceso de criogenización a través del cilindro evita que se adhiera entre sí.Thus, the continuous rotation movement of the product during the cryogenization process through the cylinder prevents it from sticking to each other.
Este sistema de criogenización, es un sistema de congelamiento individual que presenta muchas ventajas.This cryogenization system is a system of Individual freezing that has many advantages.
Primeramente, consigue un congelado ultra rápido, manteniendo el producto por muy poco tiempo en temperaturas superiores donde hay mayor proliferación microbiana y, no permite que se formen cristales grandes de agua al congelarse, sino más bien microcristales que no deterioran el tejido ni las paredes celulares, manteniendo la textura y minimizando la pérdida de nutrientes.First, get an ultra frozen fast, keeping the product for a very short time at temperatures superiors where there is greater microbial proliferation and, does not allow that large crystals of water form when frozen, but rather microcrystals that do not damage tissue or cell walls, maintaining the texture and minimizing the loss of nutrients.
Además se incluye la posibilidad de que el producto objeto de la conservación sea cualquier tipo de hortaliza, entre las que destacan la acelga, ajo, alcachofa, apio, berenjena, berros, borraja, brócoli, calabaza, cardo, cebolla, champiñones, coliflor, espárragos, espinacas, guisantes, judías verdes, lechuga, maíz, patata, pepino, pimiento, puerro, repollo, setas, soja, tomate o zanahoria.It also includes the possibility that the product subject to conservation is any type of vegetable, which include chard, garlic, artichoke, celery, eggplant, Watercress, borage, broccoli, squash, thistle, onion, mushrooms, cauliflower, asparagus, spinach, peas, green beans, lettuce, corn, potato, cucumber, pepper, leek, cabbage, mushrooms, soy, tomato or carrot
La presente invención consiste en un procedimiento de conservación de frutas u hortalizas.The present invention consists of a fruit or vegetable preservation procedure.
La invención incorpora en el procedimiento una estación de criogenización rotativa, además de que incluye la posibilidad de que el producto objeto de la conservación sea cualquier tipo de hortaliza.The invention incorporates in the process a rotary cryogenization station, plus it includes the possibility that the product subject to conservation is Any type of vegetable.
Primeramente, se produce el lavado, pelado o no de la hortaliza y, a continuación el troceado del mismo en rodajas, en gajos, en lonchas u otro tipo de configuraciones geométricas, regulares.First, washing, peeling or not, occurs of the vegetable and then slicing it into slices, in segments, in slices or other geometric configurations, regular.
Las rodajas, los gajos u otras configuraciones equivalentes del fruto troceados se alimentan bien individualmente en cintas transportadoras hasta dicha estación de criogenizado, o bien el producto puede ir a granel y se separa por medios mecánicos antes de entrar en la estación de criogenizado.Slices, segments or other configurations chopped fruit equivalents feed well individually on conveyor belts to said cryogenized station, or well the product can go in bulk and is separated by mechanical means before entering the cryogenized station.
La estación de criogenizado es rotativa y refrigera por inyección de nitrógeno. El proceso de criogenización se efectúa por convección forzada de nitrógeno en un cilindro rotativo, que en este ejemplo de realización está en el interior de un túnel, para permitir congelar de forma individual el producto.The cryogenized station is rotary and refrigerates by nitrogen injection. The cryogenization process it is carried out by forced convection of nitrogen in a cylinder rotating, which in this embodiment is inside a tunnel, to allow the individual to freeze the product.
Así, el continuo movimiento de rotación durante el proceso de congelación evita que se adhieran entre sí.Thus, the continuous rotation movement during The freezing process prevents them from sticking together.
Una vez congelado, el producto, fruta u
hortaliza, es envasado en bolsas al vacío o no y, finalmente, se
almacena y transporta sin romper la cadena del
frío.Once frozen, the product, fruit or vegetable, is packed in vacuum bags or not and, finally, stored and transported without breaking the chain of the
cold.
No altera la esencialidad de esta invención variaciones en materiales, forma, tamaño y disposición de los elementos componentes, descritos de manera no limitativa, bastando ésta para proceder a su reproducción por un experto.It does not alter the essentiality of this invention variations in materials, shape, size and arrangement of component elements, described in a non-limiting manner, sufficient this one to proceed to its reproduction by an expert.
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to.1. Fruit or vegetable preservation procedure, characterized in that it incorporates in the process a cryogenization station in which cryogenization is carried out by forced convection of nitrogen in a rotating cylinder, which allows the product to be frozen individually and quickly.
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