JP2002085035A - Method and unit for treating food - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To treat a food material by effectively contacting a treatment fluid to the inside of the food material such as leaf vegetables. SOLUTION: The objective method for treating a food material comprises the following process: cleaning liquid shower jets 24J are poured on cabbages each cut into eight pieces as the food material 12 conveyed by a conveyor element 16 from below the conveyor element 16 to blow up the cabbage cut pieces off the conveyor element 16 and hit them on food material butt members 26 disposed above the conveyor element 16 to disaggregate the cut pieces, and a shower jets 14J are further poured on the resulting cut pieces disaggregated to clean them.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of producing pickled foods such as salted and marinated pickles by soaking various food materials (foodstuffs), dipping a seasoning solution, sterilizing, washing, etc.
The present invention relates to a food processing method and apparatus for performing thawing or the like, and in particular, a food processing method and apparatus suitable for processing a food mass in which leafy vegetables such as cabbage and cabbage and a plurality of foods are mutually adhered by freezing or the like. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The applicant of the present invention treats various food materials conveyed by conveyor means with a shower jet of a processing solution such as salt water, a washing solution, a seasoning solution, a sterilizing solution, a thawing solution, and processes the food materials as pickles. , Washing, seasoning, sterilization, and thawing (for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 10-249).
No. 470, Japanese Patent Application No. 10-362256, Japanese Patent Application No. 11-
300662, Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-60700 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2000-172899).

[0003] These apparatuses are provided with a conveyor means for conveying the food material, and a shower jet processing means for treating the food material by subjecting the food material conveyed by the conveyor means to a shower jet of a processing liquid. The food material is processed by being showered with a shower jet of the processing liquid from above, below, or above and below while being conveyed by the conveyor means.

[0004] For example, the method of pickling Chinese cabbage disclosed in the application of Japanese Patent Application No. 11-300662 will be described as an example. Chinese cabbage, which is a food material, is cut into half, quarter, or upright cubes. After being cut, it is carried into the processing area by a conveyor means consisting of a net-shaped endless belt conveyor member, and the cut Chinese cabbage is subjected to a shower jet of warm salted water from above and below while being conveyed by the net-shaped endless belt conveyor member in this processing area. Then, it is subjected to the osmotic pressure and water pressure of the warm salt water, and then is showered with cold salt water or cold water having a low salt concentration and subjected to salting treatment. In this case, the cut Chinese cabbage is conveyed while being arranged side by side on a net-shaped endless belt conveyor member, or conveyed while being stacked on the net-shaped endless belt conveyor member in multiple stages.

[0005] In the processing method disclosed by this application, the conveyor means sequentially transports the cut Chinese cabbage, which is a food material, to the warm saltwater treatment area, the intermediate area, and the cold water treatment area. The treatment is carried out while still standing on the conveyor member or while rolling on the conveyor means by wave-like change of the conveyor member or spraying of a shower jet.

However, in particular, even if leafy vegetables such as cabbage are cut into 1/4 cuts, 1/8 cuts, etc., the leaves are mounted on the conveyor member while being superimposed on each other. However, there is a drawback that the inside of the food material cannot be effectively treated with the treatment liquid because the treatment liquid cannot penetrate into the food material.

Therefore, in order to effectively treat the inside of the leafy vegetables, the cut leafy vegetables must be mounted on the conveyor member while being separated by hand. However, there are drawbacks that a large number of workers are required and that the work efficiency cannot be reduced because the food material cannot be loaded in accordance with the high conveying speed of the conveyor member.

Further, it is difficult to completely separate foods (such as shrimp) from each other only by treating a food mass such as a frozen mass of shrimp with a freeze-thaw solution, so that the subsequent treatment cannot be effectively performed. there were.

[0009]

An object of the present invention is to provide a food processing method for treating a food material by allowing a processing fluid to effectively contact the inside of the food material such as leafy vegetables and food lumps. It is to provide a method and an apparatus.

[0010]

A first basic object of the present invention is to provide a food processing method for processing a food material by subjecting the food material conveyed by a conveyor means to a shower jet of a processing fluid. The food material being conveyed by the conveyor means is subjected to a shower jet from below the conveyor member of the conveyor means, so that the food material is blown up from the conveyor member and hits against the food material abutting member disposed above the conveyor means. It is an object of the present invention to provide a food processing method characterized by dissolving (or loosening).

In the first basic solution to the problem of the present invention, the shower jet bathed from below can be any one or a combination of processing fluids such as water, air and seasoning liquid. The shower jet is preferably jetted obliquely in the direction of travel of the food material on the conveyor member.

Further, in the first basic problem solving means of the present invention, a series of steps of blowing up the food material and hitting the food material abutting member can be repeatedly performed at intervals. During a series of steps, the food material can be treated by subjecting the food material to a shower jet of the processing fluid.

[0013] The second basic problem solving means of the present invention is:
In a food processing apparatus having a conveyor means having a conveyor member for transporting food material, and a shower jet processing means for processing the food material by bathing a shower jet of a processing fluid on the food material transported by the conveyor means,
A food material blowing means for blowing a shower jet from below the conveyor member so that the food material being conveyed by the conveyor means is blown up from the conveyor member, and the food material blown up from the conveyor member arranged above the conveyor member to be separated. And a food material abutting means including a food material abutting member to be hit as described above.

[0014] In the second basic problem solving means of the present invention, the food material blowing means can also serve as part or all of the shower jet processing means. In addition, the shower jet that is showered from below for the purpose of blowing up the food material can be any one or a combination of processing fluids such as water, air, and seasoning liquid, and further, the shower jet for blowing up is Preferably, it is injected obliquely in the direction of travel of the food material on the conveyor member.

Further, in the second basic problem solving means of the present invention, a plurality of combinations of the food material blowing means and the food material abutting means are arranged at intervals, so that the blowing of the food material and the food material blowing are performed. Separation can be performed repeatedly. In this case, the shower jet processing means can apply the shower jet of the processing fluid to the food material between a plurality of combinations of the food material blowing means and the food material abutting means.

Further, the food material butting member may have a form having an upper wall portion extending in the traveling direction of the conveyor member and a curved front wall portion curved downward from the tip of the upper wall portion. , May be in the form of a dome.

As described above, the food material being conveyed by the conveyor means is subjected to a shower jet from below the conveyor member, whereby the food material is blown up from the conveyor member, so that the food material comes into contact with the food material abutting member disposed above the conveyor means. When the food material is hit and disintegrated and processed, the food material in which the material parts such as leafy vegetables or frozen food mass are polymerized with each other is disintegrated and it is similar to unraveling this overlapping part by hand. Since the action is imparted to the food material, it is not necessary for an operator to unload the food material by hand at the entrance of the conveyor member and to mount the food material, thereby improving the number of workers and work efficiency.

If the fluid that blows up the food material is a treatment fluid such as washing water, salt water, seasoning liquid, etc., the work of unraveling (or unraveling) the food material and cleaning, shallowing, seasoning liquid application and the like of the food material are performed. Since the food processing operation is performed at the same time, the operation efficiency of the food processing operation does not decrease.

Further, when the food material is separated from the polymerized state (unraveled), the processing fluid effectively penetrates into the food material in the food processing step performed at the same time or thereafter, and the food processing is evenly performed. And efficiently.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to the drawings, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 schematically shows a food processing apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The apparatus 10 can be used to clean food materials, perform pickling such as shallow pickling, or soak in seasoning liquid to perform seasoning,
It can be used for various processes such as sterilizing by immersing in a sterilizing solution or thawing by immersing in a thawing solution.
In this embodiment, the cleaning of the food material is shown, and thus, in this embodiment, the processing fluid 14 is shown to be water.

The food processing apparatus 10 includes a conveyor means 18 having a conveyor member 16 for conveying the food material 12.
And a shower jet processing means 20 for treating the food material 12 by subjecting the food material 12 conveyed by the conveyor means 18 to a shower jet 14J of the processing fluid 14.

The food processing apparatus 10 of the present invention further comprises a conveyor member 12 which blows up the food material 12 being conveyed by the conveyor means 18 from the conveyor member 16.
A food material blow-up means 22 for showering a shower jet 24J from below, and a food material abutting member 26 which is arranged above the conveyor member 16 and is hit against the food material 12 blown up from the conveyor member 16 so as to be separated.
And a food material abutting means 28 including

In the illustrated embodiment, the shower jet 24J is
This is a shower jet of the processing fluid 14 for processing the food material 12. Therefore, the food material blowing-up means 22 also serves as a part of the shower jet processing means 20.

The specific structure of the food processing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of FIG. 1 is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the food processing apparatus 10 will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The conveyor means 18 extends from the front of the food material blowing means 22, and an extended portion before this functions as the carry-in conveyor section 16 A, and the shower jet processing means 2 provided separately from the food material blowing means 22.
0, this extension extends to the outgoing conveyor section 16
Functions as B. Conveyor member 1 of conveyor means 18
Reference numeral 6 denotes a water-permeable belt conveyor member made of a corrosion-resistant metal or plastic wire net. The belt conveyor member 16 is endlessly wound around a plurality of guide rollers 30A to 30D, and includes at least one guide roller. For example, the guide roller 30A is driven by roller driving means (not shown). Note that a tension roller 32 that can be displaced so as to apply tension to the belt conveyor member 16 is provided on a return side portion of the belt conveyor member 16. Note that FIG.
Reference numerals 32A and 32B denote tension rollers 32.
These belt-repressing rollers change the tension applied to the belt conveyor member 16 by raising and lowering, but these are not shown in FIG.

In the illustrated embodiment, the shower jet processing means 20 is provided at intervals along the width direction of the conveyor member 16 as shown in FIG. It is composed of a plurality of jet nozzles 20N that jet so as to be bathed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
A processing fluid supplied from a processing fluid supply source (not shown) via the processing fluid supply system 34 is ejected. The processing fluid supply system 34 includes a supply pipe 34A extending in the transport direction of the conveyor member 14, a supply pipe 34B extending in the vertical direction, and a supply pipe 3 extending above the conveyor member 16 and extending in the width direction thereof.
4C. The ejection nozzle 20N is connected to the supply pipe 34.
C. 1 and 2, the processing fluid supply system 34 does not exactly match,
This is because the processing fluid supply system 34 in FIG. 2 is simplified and displayed for convenience.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the food material blowing-up means 22 is supplied with the same processing fluid as the shower jet 14J of the shower jet processing means 20 through the same fluid supply system 34 and has a width below the conveyor member 16 below. It comprises a jet nozzle 22N which is connected to a further supply pipe 34C extending in the direction and jets a sheet-like shower jet 24J.

In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the food material abutting member 26 extends horizontally in the traveling direction of the upper conveying portion of the conveyor member 16 of the conveyor means 18, as shown in FIG. A horizontal upper wall portion 26U having a width substantially corresponding to the width of the member 16, a curved front wall portion 26W that gradually curves downward from the tip thereof, and a side wall portion 26S that extends obliquely downward from both sides of the horizontal upper wall portion 26U. Has become. The curved front wall portion 26W is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, the conveyor member (upper transport portion) 16 ends at a sufficient distance from the upper surface, and the side wall portion 26S has a degree that does not hinder the movement of the conveyor member 16 as shown in FIG. , But the conveyor member 1
6 so as to cover both ends of the upper transport portion.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the shower jet 24J of the food material blow-up means 22 causes the food material 12 on the conveyor member 16 to hit the horizontal upper wall portion 26U of the food material abutment member 26. 12 is directed to blow up. Preferably, FIGS. 1 and 2
As shown in FIG.
Is preferably injected obliquely forward in the direction of travel of the food material 12 on the conveyor member 16.

Further, in the illustrated embodiment, a plurality of combinations of the food material blowing means 22 and the food material abutting means 28 (multiple loosening function parts F1) are arranged at intervals, so that the food material 12 is blown up. And the unraveling of the food material 12 are repeatedly performed.

In the illustrated embodiment, the shower jet processing means (food processing function unit F2) 20 includes a third set of a food material blowing means 22 and a food material abutting means 28 and a fourth set.
It is provided between the pairs and on the upstream side of the fourth pair.

Next, the state in which the food processing method (food cleaning method) of the present invention is implemented using the food processing apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 will be described in detail. The cabbage is cut into 1/8 (eight), and the cabbage is sequentially carried into the carrying entrance 16A of the conveyor means 18.

[0033] Cabbage cut into eight pieces (food material 12)
When passing through the food material blow-up means 22 of the first loosening function part F1, the shower jet 24J blows up diagonally upward and the horizontal upper wall of the food material abutment member 26 of the corresponding food material abutment means 28 Part 26U
Hit. For this reason, the eight-piece cut cabbage, which is the food material 12, falls reactively onto the conveyor member 16 while its polymerized portion is loosened apart. The curved front wall portion 26W of the food material abutting member 26 has a function of guiding the rose of the eight-cut cabbage to return on the conveyor member 16 when it falls.

The food material 12 thus loosened is
Are successively conveyed to the second to fourth loosening function units F1 and subjected to the same blowing action and unraveling or loosening operation at each loosening function unit F1, so that the loosening of the food material 12 progresses gradually and finally In general, the state in which the leaves are superposed disappears. It should be further noted that when the food material 12 is blown up, hits the food material abutment member 26 and falls reactively, the front and back of the food material 12 alternately flip over while turning over, so that A shower jet 24J is jetted onto the entire surface of the leaf.

In the illustrated embodiment, the shower jet 24J is
Since the same fluid as the shower jet 14J of the shower jet processing means 20 is used, the shower jet 24J performs the same process as the shower jet 14J, that is, the cleaning process, on the food material 12 in addition to the action of blowing up the food material. Therefore, when the leaves of the food material 12 flutter while being alternately turned upside down by the above-mentioned loosening function unit F1, the entire surface of each leaf of the food material 112 is subjected to the cleaning treatment, which is advantageous in that the processing efficiency is improved. .

Since the shower jet processing means 20 is arranged between the third-stage loosening function section and the fourth-stage loosening function section and on the downstream side of the fourth-stage loosening function section, After the shower jet 14J of the means 20 emerges from the third-stage and fourth-stage unraveling function units F1, the food material 12 is further washed. As shown in FIG. 1, the food material 12 that has been subjected to the washing process enters the receiving basket 38 from the unloading conveyor portion 16B via the guide passage 36 as shown in FIG.

The food material 12 that has been washed while being loosened and put in the receiving basket 38 in the above manner is packaged through the following food processing steps, for example, a shallow pickling step, a seasoning liquid application step, and the like, and is commercialized. You.

The pressure of the shower jet 24J depends on the food material 1
2 should be set to a value necessary for blowing up, which depends on the weight, size, etc. of the food material 12 to be treated, but is usually 0.1 kgf / cm ^{3 to} 2 kg.
To 0 kgf / cm ^3, is preferably set to 0.5 kgf / cm ³ to 10 kgf / cm ^3.

On the other hand, the pressure of the shower jet 14J depends on the object to be treated (for example, the type of pickles such as lightly pickled or main pickled), the desired hardness (crisp), and the raw material (type of material).
And dimensions, the state of placing the material on the conveyor member (density,
Height), the concentration of the processing solution, the conveying speed of the conveyor member, and the like, but is generally set to 1 kgf / cm ^{3 to} several tens kgf / cm ³ .

The apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is composed of a combination of a four-stage loosening function unit F1 and a two-stage food processing function unit F2, but as shown in FIG. A food processing function part F2 (shower jet processing means 20) may be arranged between all of the function parts F1, and further additional food processing may be provided at a later stage (downstream side) of a combination of these function parts F1 and F2. A functional unit F2 ′ (shower jet processing means 200) may be provided. The additional food processing function F2 ′ of FIG. 5 shows that the food material 12 is processed by the upper and lower shower jets 14J.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the food processing function unit F2 is not provided at all between the plurality of stages of the loosening function unit F1, and the food processing function unit is provided downstream (downstream side) of the loosening function unit F1. F2 (shower jet processing means 20) may be installed. In the embodiment of FIG. 6, the food processing function unit F2 includes:
As previously proposed by the present applicant in Japanese Patent Application No. 11-300662, the present applicant is composed of a hot salt water treatment section HT and a cold salt water treatment section CT suitable for shallow pickling processing. It can be set appropriately as needed. In this case, it is preferable that the blow-up fluid be the same fluid as the fluid in the hot salt water treatment unit HT, and is a separate system from the fluid supply system in the cold salt water treatment unit CT.

In the embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIGS. 5 and 6,
The food material blowing-up means 22 ejects a sheet-like shower jet 24J from one group of ejection nozzles 22N in a row to one food material abutting member 26, as shown in FIG. A multi-stage sheet-like shower jet 24J may be jetted from a plurality of rows of horizontal jet nozzles 22N provided in the contact member 26 at intervals in the longitudinal direction.

In this way, the food material 12 on the conveyor member 16 is waved up by the multi-stage sheet-like shower jets 24J, and the function of loosening the food material 12 is performed more efficiently. More specifically, the food material 12 which is blown up by the first sheet-like shower jet 24J and hits against the food material abutting member 26 and is likely to fall in reaction to the food material 12 is again fed by the next sheet-like shower jet 24J. The water is blown up so as to hit the abutting member 26, and this operation is repeated by the shower jet 24J in the subsequent stage. In this case, the food member 12 is continuously hit against the food material abutting member 26, and the loosening action of the food material 12 is performed at a high frequency.

In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and FIGS. 5 and 6,
The food material butting member 26 has an upper wall portion 26U that is horizontal as shown in FIG. 4, but is inclined so as to gradually descend from front to rear as shown in FIG. 8A. Alternatively, it may be inclined so as to gradually rise from the front to the rear as shown in FIG. 3B, or the upper wall may be formed as shown in FIG. Part 26U
There is no distinction between the curved front wall portion 26W and the cross-sectional shape in the longitudinal direction may be substantially semicircular. In the case where the food material abutting member 26 in the form shown in FIG. 8C is used, the blowing-up shower jet 24J of the food material blowing means 22 moves forward on the conveyor member 16 in the traveling direction of the food material 12. May be injected, but conversely, it may be injected obliquely in the direction opposite to the traveling direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rollers 30 of the conveyor means 18 and the driving means thereof, and the processing fluid supply system 34 are attached to the machine frame 40 of the food processing apparatus 10; 2 and 3, the abutment member 26 is supported and attached to a suspension member 42 extending downward from the upper frame portion 40U of the machine frame 40.

In the illustrated embodiment, the fluid for blowing up the food material blowing means 22 is supplied by the shower jet processing means 2.
0 and the same fluid supply system 34
However, this may be supplied from a separate fluid supply system with a separate fluid from the processing fluid of the shower jet processing means 20. For example, the fluid for blowing up the food material blowing means 22 can be air, and the processing fluid of the shower jet processing means 20 can be a cleaning liquid such as water, and the fluid for blowing up the food material blowing means 22 is air and It may be a combination with a processing liquid (such as a cleaning liquid).

Of course, in the case where the food processing apparatus performs processing other than washing, such as processing of shallow pickling, seasoning, sterilization, and thawing, the fluid for blowing up is the same as these processing fluids. Or separate.

In the illustrated embodiment, the ejection nozzles 20N and 2N
As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, 2N is composed of a number of short slit-shaped outlets, and a long slit-shaped outlet provided along the width direction of the conveyor member 16. And these jet nozzles 2
0N and 22N may be formed of circular outlets for ejecting conical shower jets instead of sheet-shaped shower jets.

In the case of thawing a relatively heavy block such as a frozen lump of shrimp, the thawing solution is passed through a food processing functional unit such as a thawing solution shower jet processing means (not shown) to a certain extent and the thawing solution is used. After the application, the food material is preferably passed through a loosening function section which is a combination of the food material blowing means 22 and the food material abutting means 28.

[0050]

According to the present invention, as described above, the food material being conveyed by the conveyor means is subjected to a shower jet from below the conveyor member so that the food material is blown up from the conveyor member to be raised above the conveyor means. Since the food material is treated while being separated or loosened by hitting the placed food material abutting member, the food material in which the material parts such as leafy vegetables are polymerized mutually is separated and the overlapping parts are just like this. An effect similar to unraveling by hand is imparted to the food material, so that it is not necessary for an operator to load the food material by hand at the entrance of the conveyor member, thereby improving the number of workers and work efficiency.

Further, when the fluid which blows up the food material is a treatment fluid such as washing water, salt water, seasoning liquid, etc., it is necessary to remove the food material and perform the food treatment work such as washing, shallowing and seasoning liquid application. Are performed at the same time, so that the working efficiency of the food processing work does not decrease.

Further, when the food material is separated (unraveled) from the polymerized state, the processing fluid effectively penetrates into the inside of the food material in the food processing step performed at the same time or thereafter, and the food processing is evenly distributed. And efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic system diagram of one embodiment of a food processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a specific structure of a main part of the apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the apparatus of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a food material butting member used in the apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic system diagram of another embodiment of the food processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic system diagram of still another embodiment of the food processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a modification of the combination of the food material blowing means and the food material abutting means used in the present invention.

8A and 8B show different forms of a food material butting member used in the present invention. FIG. 8A is a side view of a downwardly inclined food material butting member, and FIG. 8B is an upwardly inclined food member. FIG. 4C is a side view of the material abutting member, and FIG. 4C is a side view of the dome-shaped food material abutting member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Food processing apparatus 12 Food material 14 Processing fluid 14J Processing shower jet 16 Conveyor member 16A Carrying conveyor part 16B Unloading conveyor part 18 Conveyor means 20 Shower jet processing means 20N Spray nozzle 22 Food material blowing means 22N Spray nozzle 24J Spray jet 26 Food material abutment member 26U Horizontal upper wall portion 26W Curved front wall portion 26S Side wall portion 28 Food material abutment means 30, 30A to 30D Guide roller 32 Tension roller 32A, 32B Belt holding roller 34 Fluid supply system 34A to 34C Supply Pipe 36 Guideway 38 Receiving basket 40 Machine frame 40U Upper frame 42 Suspension member 200 Shower jet processing means F1 Unraveling function section F2 Food processing function section F2 'Food processing function

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A food processing method for processing a food material by subjecting the food material conveyed by a conveyor means to a shower jet of a processing fluid, wherein the food material is processed before or while the food material is processed. The food material being conveyed by the conveyor means is subjected to a shower jet from below the conveyor member of the conveyor means, whereby the food material is blown up from the conveyor member to a food material abutting member disposed above the conveyor means. A food processing method, comprising hitting the food material. 2. The food processing method according to claim 1, wherein the shower jet showered from below is one or a combination of processing fluids such as water, air, and a processing liquid. Food processing method. 3. The food processing method according to claim 1, wherein the shower jet poured from below is obliquely jetted in a traveling direction. 4. The food processing method according to claim 1, wherein a series of a step of blowing up the food material and a step of hitting the food material abutting member are spaced apart from each other. A food processing method which is repeatedly performed. 5. The food processing method according to claim 4, wherein a shower jet of a processing fluid is applied to the food material during the series of steps. 6. Conveyor means having a conveyor member for conveying food material, and shower jet processing means for treating the food material by subjecting the food material conveyed by the conveyor means to a shower jet of a processing fluid. In the food processing apparatus, a food material blowing means for taking a shower jet from below the conveyor member so as to blow up the food material conveyed by the conveyor means from the conveyor member, and the conveyor arranged above the conveyor member. A food material abutting means including a food material abutting member against which the food material blown up from the member is hit. 7. The food processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said food material blowing-up means also functions as part or all of said shower jet processing means. 8. The food processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the shower jet of the food blowing means comprises water,
A food processing apparatus comprising any one of processing fluids such as air and seasoning liquid or a combination thereof. 9. The food processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the shower jet of the food blow-up unit is obliquely jetted toward a traveling direction of the food material on the conveyor member. A food processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. 10. The food processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a plurality of combinations of the food material blowing means and the food material abutting means are arranged at intervals, and A food processing apparatus characterized in that blowing up and unraveling of materials are repeatedly performed. 11. The food processing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the shower jet processing means processes the food material between a plurality of combinations of the food material blowing up means and the food material abutting means. A food processing apparatus characterized by being exposed to a shower jet of fluid. 12. The food processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the food material butting member is
A food processing apparatus comprising: an upper wall portion extending in a traveling direction of a conveyor member; and a curved front wall portion curved downward from a tip of the upper wall portion. 13. The food processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the food material abutting member comprises:
A food processing apparatus characterized in that the longitudinal cross section has a substantially semicircular form.