JPH09154487A - Solid fat food, its production and device for producing the food - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an easily usable solid fat food such as honey-containing butter. SOLUTION: The honey-containing butter 1 as this solid fat food is produced by homogeneously mixing a food material mixture comprising butter and honey with nitrogen gas. Many fine voids 3 are formed in the food material mixture 2 with the nitrogen gas. The voids soften the honey-containing butter 1 even at a low temperature in a refrigerator, etc. Since the honey-containing butter is thereby solidified so as not to be hard, the honey-containing butter 1 stored at a low temperature can immediately and easily coated on a food material such as bread.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a solid fat and oil food obtained by mixing edible oil and fat of animal or vegetable origin and honey,
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing the food and a device for manufacturing the food.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, honey-containing butter has been used as a solid fat and oil food of this type. That is, the honey-containing butter is a mixture of honey and butter as edible oil and fat in a predetermined volume ratio, and is stored at a low temperature such as a refrigerator in order to prevent the honey-containing butter from melting during storage.

[0003]

However, when the honey-containing butter is hardened and hardened when stored at a low temperature, it is smooth when eating, for example, when the honey-containing butter is immediately applied to ingredients such as bread. I couldn't extend it. Therefore, in order to make it easier to apply the honey-containing butter to the food, the honey-containing butter must be softened by leaving it at room temperature for a while, which is a troublesome task.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to make it easy to use solid fat and oil foods such as butter with honey.

[0005]

The invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that an edible oil or fat of animal or vegetable origin, honey and gas are uniformly mixed at a predetermined ratio. Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the gas forms fine voids in the mixed food material, the presence of the voids prevents the mixed food material from being hardened and hardened even at a low temperature.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the gas is nitrogen gas. Therefore, according to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the function of the invention of claim 1,
Oxidation of edible fats and oils is prevented by nitrogen gas.

According to the third aspect of the invention, animal or vegetable edible oils and fats and honey are mixed in a predetermined ratio while being dissolved by a mixing means to prepare a mixed food, and then the mixed food and a predetermined amount of gas. Is sent into the stirring means by the sending means,
The gist of the invention is to stir the mixed food material and the gas while cooling the mixed food material by the stirring means, and then to uniformly mix the gas inside the mixed food material. Therefore,
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the honey and the edible oil / fat are mixed while being dissolved by the mixing means to produce a mixed food material. After that, the mixed food material and the gas are sent into the stirring means by the sending means. When the mixed food material and the gas are stirred while the mixed food material is cooled by the stirring means, the gas is uniformly mixed in the mixed food material. Therefore, the gas forms fine voids in the mixed food material.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a mixing means for mixing animal or vegetable edible oils and fats and honey at a predetermined ratio is mixed, and the mixed food material and gas mixed by the mixing means are delivered. The gist is that it is provided with a delivery means and an agitating means for uniformly mixing and agitating with the gas while cooling the mixed food material delivered by the delivery means. Therefore,
According to the invention of claim 4, the honey and the edible oil and fat are mixed while being dissolved by the mixing means, and the mixed honey and the edible oil and fat are sent to the stirring means together with the gas by the sending means. Then, when the honey and the edible oil and fat are cooled and stirred with the gas, the gas is uniformly mixed in the honey and the edible oil and fat. Therefore, the gas forms fine voids in the honey and the edible oil and fat.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment in which the present invention is embodied in a honey-containing butter obtained by mixing honey and butter will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a honey-containing butter 1 as a solid oil and fat food product is a mixed food material 2 in which butter (edible oil and fat) and honey are mixed, and nitrogen gas (gas) is uniformly mixed. That is, a large number of minute voids 3 are formed in the mixed food material 2 by the nitrogen gas. The voids 3 make the honey-containing butter 1 soft even at low temperatures. The volume ratio of honey to butter and nitrogen gas is butter “2” and honey “3” with respect to nitrogen gas “1”.

Next, a manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing the honey-containing butter 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, a stirring device (stirring device) 6 is connected to the mixing device (mixing device) 4 via a supply pipe 5. The mixing device 4 mixes honey and butter to produce the mixed food material 2. A first and a second are provided on the supply pipe 5.
The suction pumps 7a and 7b are provided at a predetermined interval. The supply pipe 5 and the suction pumps 7a and 7b constitute a delivery means. A nitrogen gas introduction pipe 8 is connected to the supply pipe 5 between the suction pumps 7a and 7b. A valve 8a is provided on the nitrogen gas introduction pipe 8, and the supply amount of nitrogen gas to the supply pipe 5 can be freely adjusted by the opening degree of the valve 8a. Then, the mixed food 2 is sucked by the suction force of each suction pump 7a, 7b.
And nitrogen gas are supplied into the stirring device 6 through the supply pipe 5, and the stirring material 6 uniformly mixes the mixed food material 2 and the nitrogen gas to produce the honey-containing butter 1.

A filling device 10 is connected to the stirring device 6 through a discharge pipe 9. Then, the honey-containing butter 1 discharged from the stirring device 6 by the filling device 10 is filled in a predetermined amount in each of the plurality of containers 11. That is, the nozzle 1 is provided at the lower end of the filling device 10.
No. 0a is provided, and when the honey-containing butter 1 is filled, the nozzle 10a is inserted into the container 11 and the nozzle 10a is filled while rising.

Next, the mixing device 4 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, a support leg 13 is erected on the upper surface of the base 12, and a substantially bottomed cylindrical casing 14 is supported on the upper end of the support leg 13. At the center of the lower surface of the casing 14, a control valve 1 for controlling the flow rate of the mixed food material 2 is provided.
5 is provided, and a connection port 15a is formed on the side thereof. The upstream end of the supply pipe 5 is connected to the connection port 15a. The adjusting valve 15 can be opened and closed by rotating an operation handle 15b provided at a lower portion thereof.

The outside of the casing 14 is covered with a constant temperature jacket 16. In the inner space between the inner surface of the constant temperature jacket 16 and the outer surface of the casing 14, hot water W from a constant temperature water heater (not shown) can be circulated, and the hot water W causes the outer wall of the casing 14 to circulate. It is designed so that it can be heated to a predetermined temperature. A lid 17 is detachably tightened and fixed to the upper end of the casing 14 by a bolt 17a and a nut 17b. On the top surface of the lid 17, an input port 1 for inputting honey and butter into the casing 14.
8 are formed.

Base 1 on the right side of the casing 14
A lifting device 19 is provided on the upper surface of 2, and an arm 20 is provided on the upper end thereof. The lid 17 is fixed to the tip of the arm 20 via a bearing 21. A drive shaft 22 is rotatably supported on the bearing 21. The arm 20 and the drive shaft 22 are raised by driving the elevating device 19.

An upper end of the drive shaft 22 is drivingly connected to a motor 23, and a lower end of the drive shaft 22 is detachably tightened with a rotary screw 24 by a bolt 25a and a nut 25b. The rotary screw 24 has a shaft portion 24a extending vertically.
And a spiral blade 24b formed on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft portion 24a. Shaft 24a of the rotary screw 24
Is provided with a scraping plate 27 via a connecting plate 26, and the tip edge thereof is in close contact with the inner surface of the casing 14. The rotary screw 24 and the scraping plate 27 are integrally rotated by driving the motor 23.

Next, the stirring device 6 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a frame 29 is supported on the left and right upper surfaces of the base frame 28, and the first outer surface of the frame 29 has a first outer surface.
The mounting port 30 of is projected. This first mounting port 30
Of the cover 31 fixed to both sides of the base frame 28 is protruded outward from the left side surface of the cover 31.
The first closing lid 32 is fixed by welding so as to cover the. A through hole 32a is formed in an upper portion of the first closing lid 32, and an elbow-shaped introduction port 3 is formed on an outer edge of the through hole 32a.
3 is fixed. The downstream end of the supply pipe 5 is connected to the inlet 33.

On the other hand, a second mounting port 34 is provided on the left outer surface of the frame 29 so as to project therefrom. The tip of the second mounting opening 34 is projected outward from the left side surface of the cover 31, and the tip surface has a second closing lid 35 so as to cover the second mounting opening 34.
Are fixed by welding. A through hole 35a is formed in the lower portion of the second closing lid 35, and a discharge port 36 is fitted and fixed in the through hole 35a. The discharge port 36 is connected to the upstream end of the discharge pipe 9.

Both ends of a cylinder 37 having a cylindrical shape are fitted and fixed to the mounting openings 30 and 34 of the frame 29, and the inlet 33 and the outlet 36 are communicated with each other through the inside of the cylinder 37. Both ends of a cooling jacket 38 are fixed to both inner side surfaces of the frame 29 so as to cover the outer circumference of the cylinder 37. In the internal space between the inner surface of the cooling jacket 38 and the outer surface of the cylinder 37,
Freon gas F as a refrigerant can be supplied, and the outer wall of the cylinder 37 is cooled by this freon gas F. Further, a plurality of exhaust holes 39 are provided on the upper end surface of the cylinder 37, and an exhaust cover 40 having an inverted semicircular cross section is fixed so as to cover the exhaust holes 39.
Then, the chlorofluorocarbon F is discharged from the internal space of the cooling jacket 38 into the exhaust cover 40 through the exhaust hole 39, and is discharged to the outside from the discharge port.

A drive shaft 41 extending horizontally (left and right in FIG. 4) is rotatably supported by a bearing metal 42 at the center of the first closing lid 32. A drive motor (not shown) is connected to the outer end of the drive shaft 41, and a support portion 41a is provided on the inner end surface so as to project. The right end of the eccentric roller 43 is rotatably inserted and supported by the support portion 41a, and the axis of the eccentric roller 43 is displaced below the axis of the drive shaft 41. On the other hand, the eccentric roller 4
A shaft 43a is projectingly provided at the left end of the shaft 3, and the shaft 43a is rotatably inserted and supported through a bush 44 in a recess 35b formed in the inner surface of the second closing lid 35. Therefore, even if the drive shaft 41 rotates due to the drive of the drive motor, the drive shaft 41 does not rotate integrally with the drive shaft 41.

The right end of the stirring roller 45 is inserted and fixed to the inner end of the drive shaft 41 so as to cover the entire eccentric roller 43, and the left end thereof is rotatable on the shaft 43a of the eccentric roller 43 via a slide bearing 46. Supported by.
The stirring roller 45 is formed with a pair of inflow / outflow holes 47a and 47b extending in the longitudinal direction thereof so as to face each other. A pair of scrapers 48a and 48b are provided at one end edge of each of the inflow / outflow holes 47a and 47b in the longitudinal direction. Each scraper 48a, 48b comprises a plurality of mounting seats 49 and one blade 50a, 50b. Each mounting seat 4
9 are arranged at a predetermined interval, and their base ends are fixed to one end edges of the inflow / outflow holes 47a and 47b. The base end of each of the blades 50a and 50b is engaged with the engagement step 49a formed at the tip of each mounting seat 49.
On the other hand, the blades 50a and 50b are swingably connected by a pin (not shown).

As the drive shaft 41 rotates, the stirring roller 45 and the blades 50a, 50
b is rotated in the clockwise direction shown in FIG. That is, the tip edges of the blades 50a and 50b slide on the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder 37 due to the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the blades 50a and 50b. A positioning block 51 is provided on the outer surface of the stirring roller 45 at both ends of each blade 50a, 50b. The positioning block 51 causes each blade 50 to move.
The positions a and 50b are not displaced in the axial direction of the stirring roller 45.

Next, the operation of the honey-containing butter configured as described above, the method for producing the same food, and the apparatus for producing the same food will be described. First, melted honey and solid butter are charged into the casing 14 of the mixing device 4 through the charging port 18, and then, when the motor 23 is driven, the rotary screw 24 is rotated and its spiral blades are rotated. The solid butter is finely cut at 24b. Then, at this time, the honey and butter adhering to the inner surface of the casing 14 are scraped and mixed by the scraping plate 27. Further, at this time, the inner wall surface of the casing 14 has the constant temperature jacket 1
Since it is heated by the warm water W in 6, the butter is gradually dissolved, and the viscosity of honey does not increase. Therefore, the honey and butter are easily mixed for a predetermined time, and the mixed food material 2 is manufactured. After that, the driving of the motor 23 is stopped, the operation handle 15b is operated to open the adjusting valve 15, and the valve 8a on the nitrogen gas introducing pipe 8 is opened.

In this state, when the first and second suction pumps 7a and 7b are operated, the suction force of the suction pumps 7a and 7b causes the mixed food material 2 to be fed from the casing 14 of the mixing device 4 into the supply pipe 5
Through the stirrer 6 side. At this time, the inside of the supply pipe 5 between the suction pumps 7a and 7b has a negative pressure, so that the nitrogen gas is introduced into the supply pipe 5 through the nitrogen gas introduction pipe 8 due to the negative pressure. Therefore, both the mixed food material 2 and the nitrogen gas are supplied into the stirring device 6.

That is, the mixed food material 2 and the nitrogen gas are supplied into the cylinder 37 through the inlet 33 and the through hole 32a of the stirring device 6. Then, when the drive shaft 41 rotates, the stirring roller 45 is rotated in association with the rotation, and the blade 50 of each scraper 48a, 48b is rotated.
The tips of a and 50b slide on the inner surface of the cylinder 37. While the mixed food material 2 is scraped off by the blades 50a and 50b, it repeatedly passes through the inflow / outflow holes 47a and 47b and flows into the stirring roller 45 or flows out of the stirring roller 45. Then, by repeating this, the mixed food material 2 and the nitrogen gas are stirred,
The discharge port 36 is controlled by the discharge pressure of each suction pump 7a, 7b.
It is pumped to the side. That is, since the inner wall surface of the cylinder 37 is rapidly cooled by the Freon gas F in the cooling jacket 38, the mixed food 2 is gradually increased in viscosity, and the nitrogen gas is uniformly mixed in the mixed food 2. , Butter with honey 1 is produced. At this time, minute voids 3 are formed by the nitrogen gas in the honey-containing butter 1.

After that, the honey-containing butter 1 is discharged through the suction pumps 7a and 7b, and the through-hole 35a and the discharge port 3 are discharged.
It is pressure-fed to the discharge pipe 9 via 6 and supplied to the filling device 10. Then, the filling device 10 fills each container 11 with the honey-containing butter 1 in a predetermined amount. Then, each container 11 is stored in a refrigerator or the like, and the butter 1 with honey has fine voids 3
Becomes solid in the state of having.

Therefore, the present embodiment has the following (1) to (1).
It has the effect of (6). (1) Nitrogen gas was uniformly mixed with honey and butter as a mixed food material to form fine voids 3 in the honey-containing butter 1. Therefore, the honey-containing butter 1 stored at a low temperature in a refrigerator or the like does not harden and harden. Therefore, for example, the honey-containing butter 1, which has been stored at a low temperature, can be directly and easily applied to food materials such as bread.

(2) Since the gas mixed with the mixed food material 2 is nitrogen gas, the nitrogen gas can prevent butter from being oxidized. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the quality of the honey-containing butter 1 from being deteriorated.

(3) Since the mixed food material 2 and the nitrogen gas are stirred by the stirring device 6, the nitrogen gas can be uniformly mixed in the mixed food material 2. Therefore, the size of the voids 3 formed in the mixed food material 2 can be made uniform, so that the honey-containing butter 1 can be made uniform in softness as a whole.

(4) Cooling jacket 38 of the stirring device 6
Thus, the mixed food material 2 is rapidly cooled and the nitrogen gas is mixed while gradually increasing the viscosity, so that the nitrogen gas can be easily mixed into the mixed food material 2. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the mixing efficiency of the nitrogen gas with respect to the mixed food material 2 from decreasing.

(5) The mixed food material 2 is manufactured by the mixing device 4, and the mixed food material 2 and the nitrogen gas are supplied to the stirring device 6 by the suction force of the suction pumps 7a and 7b, so that the mixed food material 2 and the nitrogen gas are mixed. The butter 1 with honey was manufactured by uniformly mixing. Therefore, the honey-containing butter 1 can be manufactured in a hygienic and easy manner as long as the mixing device 4 is charged with honey and butter as materials. At the same time, a large amount of honey-containing butter 1 can be produced.

(6) The volume ratio of honey to butter and nitrogen gas was changed to butter "2" and honey "3" with respect to nitrogen gas "1". That is, since the volume ratio of butter and honey is set to be twice or more the volume ratio of nitrogen gas, it is possible to prevent the honey-containing butter 1 from becoming cloudy.

The present invention may be configured as follows in addition to the above embodiment. (A) In the above embodiment, the volume ratio of honey to butter and nitrogen gas is butter "2" and honey "3" with respect to nitrogen gas "1". In addition to this, for example, butter "1" and honey "1.5" may be added to nitrogen gas "1", and honey, butter and nitrogen gas may be mixed at an arbitrary volume ratio.

(B) In the above embodiment, butter was used as the edible oil and fat, but margarine may be used instead of butter. (C) In the above embodiment, nitrogen gas is mixed with the mixed food material 2, but air may be used instead of nitrogen gas. With this configuration, the manufacturing cost of the honey-containing butter 1 can be reduced.

(D) In the above embodiment, the honey-containing butter 1 was filled while the nozzle 10a of the filling device 10 was raised, but with the nozzle 10a stationary,
You may make it fill while lowering the container 11.

Next, technical ideas other than the claims that can be grasped from the embodiment will be described together with their effects. (A) The solid fat and oil food according to claim 1, wherein the gas mixed with the mixed food material is air. According to this structure, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, it is possible to manufacture a solid fat and oil food at low cost.

[0037]

According to the invention described in claim 1, the solid fat and oil food stored at a low temperature can be used immediately without time, so that the handling is not troublesome.

According to the invention described in claim 2, according to claim 1
In addition to the effects of the invention described in (1), the edible oil / fat can be prevented from being oxidized, so that the solid oil / fat food can be favorably stored for a long time. According to the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, voids can be uniformly formed in the solid fat and oil food, so that the solid fat and oil food is not hardened and solidified even at a low temperature.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of butter with honey showing an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view showing the entire manufacturing apparatus for honey-containing butter.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the mixing device.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a stirring device.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Mixed food material, 4 ... Mixing device (mixing means), 5 ... Supply pipe (delivery means), 6 ... Stirring device (stirring means), 7a ... 1st
Suction pump (delivery means), 7b ... second suction pump (delivery means).

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A solid fat and oil food product in which edible oil and fat of animal or vegetable origin, honey and gas are uniformly mixed at a predetermined ratio. 2. The solid fat and oil food according to claim 1, wherein the gas is nitrogen gas. 3. An animal or vegetable edible fat and oil and honey are mixed while being dissolved by a mixing means at a predetermined ratio to form a mixed food material, and the mixed food material and a predetermined amount of gas are then fed into a stirring means by a delivery means. A method for producing a solid fat and oil food, wherein the mixed food material and the gas are stirred while the mixed food material is cooled by the stirring means, and then the gas is uniformly mixed into the mixed food material. 4. Mixing means for mixing animal or vegetable edible fats and oils while dissolving them at a predetermined ratio, sending means for sending the mixed food material and gas mixed by said mixing means, and said sending means. An apparatus for producing a solid fat and oil food product, comprising: a stirring means for uniformly mixing and stirring the mixed food material sent by the above, while cooling the mixed food material.