KR101873228B1 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing a molded rice using edible insects - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide molded rice capable of keeping taste and texture after cooking and having excellent nutrition and functions by adding high-protein edible insects. A method and an apparatus for manufacturing molded rice containing edible insects are disclosed. The method for manufacturing molded rice comprises the steps of: crushing a certain amount of insects; mixing and kneading the insect powder obtained through the crushing step with rice flour prepared in advance; aging the dough obtained through the mixing and kneading step at room temperature; and molding the aged dough into a rice grain form through a formulator.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing molded rice using edible insects,

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a technology for producing molded rice, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for producing molded rice using edible insects.

In today's highly socialized industrial environment, people enjoy economic wealth, but the damage caused by adverse effects such as environmental pollution is serious.

In addition, due to frequent droughts and weather changes caused by climate change, interest in food shortage, easy to eat, and safe food is increasing. For example, JP-A-2017-0024621 discloses a method for producing reshaped rice which is easy to extinguish.

In addition, there is still a problem with the stability of genetically modified agricultural products (GMOs) and foods produced by processing them. Thus, there is a growing demand for safe, cheap and nutritious alternative food replacing food shortages.

Published Patent Publication No. 2017-0024621 (Mar.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a rice flour containing high-protein environmentally friendly edible insects to maintain excellent taste and texture after cooking, And to provide a method and apparatus for producing shaped rice.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing molded rice comprising the steps of: pulverizing a predetermined amount of insects; Kneading the insect powder obtained through the crushing step with the rice flour prepared in advance; Aging the dough obtained through the mixing and kneading at room temperature; And molding the aged dough into a rice ball form through a formulator.

In one embodiment, the step of mixing and kneading comprises mixing the corn starch, potato starch, tapioca starch, sweet potato starch, Old Testament powder, Arabic Gum, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, At least one additive selected from the powder may be further mixed and kneaded.

In one embodiment, the content of the additive may be 1 to 4 parts by weight.

In one embodiment, the shaped rice making method may further comprise washing the insect before the crushing step, and drying the washed insect.

In one embodiment, the method for producing molded rice comprises the steps of: after the forming step, softening the rough surface of the shaped rice ball through a polishing machine, and adjusting the temperature of the hot air to 30 ° C To 80 < 0 > C, and drying the rice grains.

In one embodiment, the insect content may be 10 to 29 parts by weight.

In one embodiment, the insect may comprise at least one or more selected from the group consisting of white spotted flower larvae, longevity beetle larvae, brown duck larvae, two-spotted cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus), locusts, and silkworm pupa .

In one embodiment, the insect may be an insect raised in a clean facility for a period of time. The period may include larvae or pupae raised about 20 to 50 days from adult eggs.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for manufacturing molded rice, comprising: a pulverizer for pulverizing a predetermined amount of insects; A kneader for kneading the insect powder obtained through the crusher with a pre-prepared rice flour, wherein the dough obtained through the kneader is aged at room temperature; And a formulator for molding the aged dough into a rice grain form.

In one embodiment, the shaped rice making apparatus may further comprise a stirrer for grinding the rough surface of the rice grain obtained through the forming machine.

In one embodiment, the shaped rice making apparatus may further include a dryer for drying the rice balls obtained through the spinner.

In one embodiment, the shaped rice making apparatus comprises a control device for measuring the temperature atmosphere of the rice balls dried during the drying of the rice balls and gradually raising the temperature of the dryer in the range of 30 ° C to 80 ° C according to the temperature atmosphere of the rice balls. As shown in FIG.

When the method and apparatus for producing molded rice using the edible insect as described above are used, the high protein eco-friendly edible insect is added and pulverized, compounded, formulated, dried and sterilized together with the fine powder, The molded rice having taste and texture can be prepared and supplied.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently produce reshaped rice having the characteristics of a color-free, no-preservative, no food additive and a non-chemical additive, and to provide excellent nutritional effect, leading healthy food, Promoting, and contributing to a healthy diet.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to expand the jobs through establishment of a farm or the like and provide a stable supply environment of foodstuffs by feeding and supplying separate edible insects.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing molded rice according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a drying process that can be employed in the method of manufacturing molded rice of Fig. 1;
3 is a block diagram of an apparatus for manufacturing molded rice according to another embodiment of the present invention.

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing.

The terms first, second, A, B, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms related to "comprising "," having ", and the like are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined herein, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted in a manner consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless explicitly defined herein.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing molded rice according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 1, the method for producing molded rice according to the present embodiment can be started by preparing edible insects. Edible insects can be prepared directly by using a separate breeding facility, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may include purchasing from a separate breeding facility through a purchase transaction or the like.

The edible insect may preferably comprise at least one or more selected from the group consisting of white spotted flower larvae, longevity beetle larvae, brown duck larvae, two-spotted cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus), locusts, and silkworm pupae. Particularly, it is more preferable to include at least one of cricket-pair crickets and brown goat larvae. The pair crickets were approved as edible insects in the second half of 2016, and brown goose larvae can be referred to as 'lambs'.

Pair crickets are insects of the grasshopper tree cricket. The body is black as a whole, and there is a yellow dot on the fore wing base. Pair crickets are transformed into three levels of eggs, larvae and adults, and adults usually live for 6 weeks or more. It grows for 2 ~ 6 months depending on the growth, and the growth temperature is 26 ℃ ~ 32 ℃. An adult usually lays 300 to 1,000 eggs. The weight of female adult is about 1.4g, and the weight of male adult is about 0.7g.

The cricket's protein content by pair is three times that of beef, and the calories (calories) are much lower. For example, in a dried crustacean cricket weighing 100 grams, it contains 60 to 77 grams of protein, 4 to 17 grams of fat, 9 to 12 grams of carbohydrates and 362 to 427 calories.

Pairs of crickets are used as antipyretics, diuretics, nerve palsy and urinary incontinence, and medicines for wife's dystocia. Therefore, ingesting molded rice containing crickets by pair can provide benefits such as hangover relief, erectile dysfunction, hypertension inhibition, skin aging prevention, and diuretic action.

In addition, by developing and supplying feeds and breeding techniques suitable for breeding crickets by pair, it is possible to provide crickets of excellent function and efficacy as edible insects, as well as to provide jobs for raising crickets, It is effective.

In addition, it is possible to provide an excellent shaped rice which can maintain taste and texture even after cooking using the method of manufacturing molded rice using edible insects such as crickets developed by the present applicant.

Specifically, in the method for manufacturing molded rice according to the present embodiment, the prepared edible insect (hereinafter simply referred to as 'insect') is washed (S10), the washed insect is matured (S11), the cooked insects are dried , And crushing the dried insect (S13). The steaming process may include steaming at a constant temperature for a certain period of time. According to these processes (S10 to S13), an insect powder can be prepared.

Next, the insect powder and the previously prepared rice flour can be mixed and kneaded (S14).

In the mixed dough process, additives may be added considering the mixing of rice flour and insect powder and the nutritional value of the shaped rice. The additive includes at least one selected from corn starch, potato starch, tapioca starch, sweet potato starch, Old Testament herb powder, Arabic Gum, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum and aloe powder . The content of the additive may be 1 to 4 parts by weight.

If the content of the additive is less than 1 part by weight or more than 4 parts by weight, the rice flour and the insect powder may not have an appropriate moisture-dough form, in which case the formulation may not be well- After the rice is cooked, the shape of the rice may be crushed, or most of the rice may be split.

Also, depending on the implementation, the mixing dough process may be performed to mix the additives in the rice flour in advance during the preparation of the rice flour, and then to knead the insect powder with the mixture.

Next, the dough mixed in the kneader can be aged at room temperature (S15). The aging of the dough can be carried out in a kneader or transferred to another container. Wherein the other container may include an inlet portion of the dryer connected to the outlet of the kneader.

The aging process is to physically mix the ingredients in the dough so that they chemically react with each other in a certain part so that the ingredients are completely mixed. The aging process can be controlled by a kneading condition or the like so as to take about 10 to 15 minutes at room temperature.

Next, the aged dough can be shaped into a rice ball shape by a formulating machine (S16). The dispenser may include a device for dropping shaped rice in the form of rice flour on the opposite side of the roller or drum when pushing the dough between a pair of rollers or drums abutting each other. Since such a formulator may have various structures and forms, the structure and form of the formatter are not limited in the present embodiment.

Next, the rough surface of the molded rice grain can be ground with a polishing machine (S17). The polishing machine may be a wet type or a dry type. The wet method is a method of spraying a small amount of water particles such as mist to clean the surface of the molded rice, and the dry method may be a method of breaking the rough surface of the surface of the molded rice using a brush or the like.

Next, the dried rice flour can be dried with a hot air blower (S18). The drying process of the molded rice grain is closely related to the condition of the dough. In this embodiment, the drying process may include a condition in which the temperature is gradually increased from the first temperature to the second temperature higher than the first temperature, depending on the temperature of the dried rice balls, and then dried for a predetermined time according to the amount of the shaped rice.

Next, the dried rice grains can be packed using a wrapping paper of a predetermined size (S19). In the wrapping paper, the production area, the producer, the ingredient content, the date of manufacture, and the like of the molded rice can be displayed.

On the other hand, washing, wet-growing, drying and crushing of the above-mentioned insects may be performed separately or may be omitted in the case of using insect powder as a preliminary result.

In addition, since the above-described baking process or the drying process or the packaging process of the shaped rice can be performed by a separate place or a business operator, the process can be selectively included or omitted in the molding rice production method of the present embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating details of a drying process that can be employed in the method of manufacturing molded rice of Fig. 1;

Referring to FIG. 2, the method of manufacturing molded rice according to the present embodiment may include a specific drying condition in the drying process of the shaped rice.

First, the rice balls formed by the forming machine or agitated by the polishing machine can be dried in the first temperature atmosphere (S182). Here, the first temperature (Ta) may be about 30 캜 as the drying start temperature.

Next, the controller connected to the dryer measures the temperature of the dryer or the temperature of the rice grains in the dryer through the temperature sensor, and determines whether the current temperature Tc increased at the first temperature Ta from the first temperature Ta to the predetermined temperature Tx) or higher (S184). Here, the constant temperature represents the temperature difference between the present temperature Tc and the first temperature Ta and can be set in advance. This temperature difference is intended to distinguish the temperature range to be controlled by predetermined steps.

In this embodiment, the drying process of the edible insect-containing molded rice is carried out at a temperature of about 30 ° C. to about 80 ° C., and the temperature of the dryer is increased from 30 ° C. to 80 ° C. Can be set.

The above-mentioned drying conditions may be set so as to produce molded rice well-retained in the form of rice flour after cooking, and may be set to dry for at least 10 hours, preferably 12 to 18 hours. The drying time can be finally determined according to the dried amount of the shaped rice.

To this end, the above-described steps S182 and S184 may be repeated a plurality of times until the maximum drying temperature is reached.

Next, when the rice balls are dried in the second temperature (Tb) atmosphere (S186), the controller connected to the controller of the dryer or the dryer controls the temperature of the dryer to gradually increase, that is, the present temperature (Tb + Tx) (S188). ≪ / RTI > Here, the maximum drying temperature (Tmax) may be 80 ° C.

If the current temperature is higher than the maximum drying temperature as a result of the determination in step S188, the controller may terminate the drying process and discharge the rice grains in the dryer to the packaging machine. On the other hand, if the current temperature is lower than the maximum drying temperature as a result of the determination in step S188, the controller can control the dryer to maintain the current drying process.

3 is a block diagram of an apparatus for manufacturing molded rice according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3, the shaped rice producing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment includes a washing machine 11, a steaming machine 13, a crusher 15, a kneader 17, a crusher 19, a polishing machine 21, a drier 23, a packing machine 25, and a control device 27.

The washing machine 11 may optionally include a container for sending or receiving water, acidic water, alkaline water or the like to remove dust or impurities adhering to edible insects, or a sprayer for spraying in the form of fine droplets.

The steam cooker 13 may include a container to which heating means such as a heater is coupled as means for applying heat or steam to the edible insect. The stepladder 13 is connected to the rear end of the washing machine 11 and is capable of receiving edible insects conveyed from the washing machine 11 by the conveying means in the container. Of course, according to the embodiment, the steam boiler 13 can be installed so that the edible insects carry out the steaming process during transportation.

The crusher 15 may comprise a component for crushing edible insects washed in the dishwasher 11 or cooked in the steaming machine 13 or a component performing a function corresponding to this means. The crusher 15 may have a mortar or ball mill configuration and may include a concave container (mortar) and a crusher or crusher that impacts the concave portion of the container. Further, in other implementations, the grinder 15 may include rotating blades that break up the edible insects that lie on the transfer means. In another embodiment, the crusher 15 is installed integrally with the steam boiler 13, and can perform the crushing process immediately after the steaming process at the latter half of the cooking process of the edible insect.

The kneader 17 may be connected to the rear end of the pulverizer 15. A valve or a sensor connected to the control device may be installed at the rear end of the crusher 15 or at the inlet of the kneader 17 corresponding thereto. The control device can detect or control the amount of edible insect powder (hereinafter, simply insect powder) supplied from the crusher 15 to the kneader 17 through a valve or a sensor. The content of the insect powder to be supplied in the one kneading process may be 10 to 29 parts by weight.

In addition, the kneader 17 can be connected to a rice flour storage container for supplying rice flour at one end thereof. A valve or a sensor controlled by a control device is provided at an outlet of the rice flour storage container or an inlet of the corresponding kneader 17 so that a proper amount of rice flour corresponding to the content of edible insects is supplied to the kneader 17 . The content of the rice flour may be 70 to 89 parts by weight.

Further, the kneader 17 can be connected to an additive storage container for supplying the additive at one end thereof. A valve or a sensor controlled by a control device is provided at an outlet of the additive storage container or the inlet of the corresponding kneader 17 so that a proper amount of additive corresponding to the content of the edible insect is supplied to the kneader 17 . The valve or sensor described above may be designated by the reference numeral 18.

The additive may be at least one or more selected from corn starch, potato starch, tapioca starch, sweet potato starch, old medicinal herb powder, Arabic Gum, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum and aloe powder, The content may be 1 to 4 parts by weight.

When the dough is pushed between a pair of rollers or drums which are in contact with each other, the shaping machine 19 may be provided with a structure for dropping the shaped rice in the form of rice grain on the opposite side of the roller or the drum. Since such a formulator may have various structures and forms, the structure and form of the formatter are not limited in the present embodiment.

The polishing machine 21 may include a component capable of polishing the rough surface of the shaped rice ball or a component performing a function corresponding to such a means. The polishing machine 21 may have a wet system or a dry system. The wet-type polishing machine can spray the small amount of water particles such as mist to clean the surface of the molded rice, and the dry-type polishing machine can grind the rough surface of the surface of the molded rice using a brush or the like.

The dryer 23 can dry the dried rice grains with a hot air fan. The drying process of the molded rice grain is closely related to the condition of the dough. In the present embodiment, the dryer 23 can be dried for a predetermined time according to the amount of the shaped rice while gradually raising the temperature from the first temperature to the second temperature higher than the first temperature according to the temperature of the dried rice balls. To this end, the dryer (23) may be provided with a sensor (24) connected to the controller (27). The sensor 24 may include a first sensing unit for measuring the drying temperature of the drier and a second sensing unit for measuring the temperature of the rice balls dried by the drier 23. According to this configuration, it is possible to precisely control the drying temperature of the rice balls by measuring the respective temperatures when the temperature of the dryer 23 and the temperature of the rice balls are different.

The wrapping machine 25 may include means for packaging the dried rice grains or a component for performing the corresponding function. The wrapping machine 25 may include a wrapping paper loading tray on which at least one size of wrapping paper is loaded and a transfer arm for placing a predetermined number of wrapping paper stored in the wrapping paper loading box at at least one outlet of the dryer 23. The molded rice noodles packed in the packing machine 25 can be transported to a predetermined loading place through a conveying means such as a conveyor belt connected to an outlet of the packing machine 25. [

The control device 27 is connected to the washing machine 11, the steplder 13, the crusher 15, the kneader 17, the crusher 19, the polishing machine 21, the drier 23, May be connected to control at least one of the operation-on or operation-off, the control of the activation or deactivation of the operation, the control of the operating temperature, the control of the operating speed or rotation speed, have.

In the present embodiment, the control device 27 is provided in the molded rice producing apparatus 100, but the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the control device 27 installed in the shaped rice producing apparatus 100 may be implemented to include at least one communication means only. In this case, a user, a worker, or an administrator can control the components of the molded rice producing apparatus 100 by connecting to the control device 27 on the network through a control program installed in the mobile device 29.

The mobile device 29 may include a portable terminal such as a PDA (personal digital assistant), a smart phone, or a smart pad, a notebook computer, a laptop computer, or the like.

The use of the above-described shaped rice containing edible insects can provide a complete food which can be used as a future food. Here, the complete food contains a large amount of various vitamins and minerals, and is excellent in the beauty and anti-aging effect of the skin, and is excellent in recovery of spleen, antistress, immunity strengthening, blood pressure lowering / stabilization, fever, diuretic, , Prevention of hair loss, supply of nutrients necessary for hair growth, and the like. In fact, edible insects contain 11 times iron, 22 times copper, 18 times glutamic acid, 15 times zinc, 12 times arginine, 10 times methionine, and 19 times cystine.

As described above, ingestion of the edible insecticide-containing rice can prevent muscle loss, prevent osteoporosis, promote hormone production, and lower cholesterol by components such as leucine, nisin, oleic acid, linolenic acid, omega 3, omega 6, protein and glutathione , Prevention of arteriosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, absorption of calcium, anticancer effect, excretion of cholesterol, prevention of brain disease, improvement of fragile constitution, improvement of liver function, and high alcohol decomposition efficacy.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims It can be understood that

Claims (10)

Crushing a certain amount of edible insects;
Kneading the edible insect powder obtained through the crushing step with preliminarily prepared rice flour;
Aging the dough obtained through the mixing and kneading at room temperature;
Molding the aged dough into a rice ball form through a formulator;
Cultivating the rough surface of the shaped rice grains through a polishing machine; And
Drying the rice grains by gradually raising the temperature of the hot air in the range of 30 ° C to 80 ° C according to the temperature atmosphere of the aged rice grains,
The content of the edible insect powder is 10 to 29 parts by weight, the content of the rice flour is 70 to 89 parts by weight,
The mixing and kneading may further include kneading the additives,
The control device connected to the dryer performing the mixing kneading step and performing the kneading step with the sensor and the valve and performing the drying step and having the sensor and the hot air blower can control the amount of the edible insect powder supplied to the kneader and the amount of the rice flour And controlling the drying temperature and the drying time according to the condition of the dough and the amount of the shaped rice when the dried rice grains are dried. The method according to claim 1,
The additive includes at least one or more selected from corn starch, potato starch, tapioca starch, sweet potato starch, old medicinal herb powder, Arabic Gum, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum and aloe powder Wherein said method comprises the steps of: delete The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising washing the edible insect prior to the pulverizing step, and drying the washed edible insect. delete delete The method of claim 2,
Wherein said edible insect comprises at least one or more selected from the group consisting of white spotted flower larvae, longevity beetle larvae, brown duck larvae, two-spotted cricket (Gryllus bimaculatus), locusts, and silkworm pupae. delete delete delete

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