TWI647002B - Food quality evaluation device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A food quality evaluation device and method, the food quality evaluation device is provided with an angle measuring component and a carrier on a base frame, the carrier is used to carry the evaluated food product, and can change the placement state of the food product, and further includes an evaluation A checkered film for sticking to the container port after the food product is peeled off the film. The food evaluation method is performed using a food quality evaluation device, which uses a combination of a pedestal, an angle measuring component and a carrier to simulate When the food product is placed in the storage, storage or placement, the food product is tilted or dumped, and the evaluation of the film is used to observe the amount of water oozing out of the food in the container over time, or It is the amount of volume change of the food itself due to the departure of water, and the stability of the food quality is evaluated.

Description

Food quality evaluation device and method

The present invention relates to a food quality evaluation device and method for evaluating the quality stability of food products such as yogurt, pudding or dessert.

In order to ensure the safety and hygiene of food products, the food manufacturing industry currently controls the quality of the foods it produces. Take the yoghurt food product as an example, which is formed by microbial fermentation to form casein. For the quality control of Yogurt food products, the general food manufacturers mainly control whether the pH value of the yogurt products after fermentation is below pH 4.6.

However, after the manufacture of the yoghurt food products, they are transported to various physical stores for sale through the channels, and during the process of purchasing by consumers, if the food products are tilted or dumped during packing, or the food products are put on shelves. If the display is tilted or dumped, it may cause the yoghurt food product to be unstable and increase the whey precipitation.

At present, food products are ultimately placed in physical stores for sale. The foods that are generally sold by physical stores are not stable. The general food manufacturers are only controlling the quality of their food products. It is not evaluated that the quality of food products may be changed due to factors such as tilting or dumping during the transportation of the food products through the transportation of the roads and the physical stores. Therefore, the quality of the food products is reduced due to the quality of the food products sold. The large amount of water and the difference in sales have caused consumers to question the quality of food without accepting the food, and also waste resources such as resources for food product development.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a food quality evaluation device and method, which solves the problem that the prior yoghurt food is difficult to evaluate its quality.

In order to achieve the foregoing object, the food quality evaluation device of the present invention comprises: a base frame comprising a base and a vertical rod, the vertical rod is erected on the base; an angle measuring component is disposed on the base The angle measuring component comprises an angled scale protractor and an angle pointer, the protractor is fixed on the pole, the angle pointer is arranged on one side of the protractor and can An angle is indicated on the protractor; a carrier is disposed on the pole at an adjustable angle, and is connected to the angle pointer, the angle pointer is coupled with the carrier, and the carrier is used to carry at least the evaluated a food product, and capable of changing the state of placement of the food product; and at least one evaluation film for adhering to a container port of the food product tear-off film, the evaluation film having an adhesive transparent film The sheet has a straight mesh-shaped grid line on its surface to form a plurality of square evaluation grids, and the size of the evaluation grid is 1 mm*1 mm~1 cm*1 cm.

In order to achieve the foregoing object, the food quality evaluation method additionally proposed by the present invention is performed by using the food quality evaluation device, and the steps thereof include: tearing off the sealing film of the container port of the evaluated food product, and then evaluating The film is adhered to the container port; the food product to which the evaluation film has been pasted is mounted on the support member of the carrier; the food quality evaluation device is used to adjust the inclination angle of the food product to which the evaluation film has been pasted; The product is in a state of static, static or a combination thereof; and the evaluation of the film to evaluate the amount of water oozing out of the food in the container over time in the food product, or the volume change of the food itself due to water separation, And assess the quality of food.

The invention is created by a food quality evaluation device, which is provided with a carrier by a pedestal combined with an angle measuring component, provides a evaluated food product placement by using a carrier, and can adjust and change the placement state of the food product for adjustment. The angle of storage of food products simulates the state in which the food product is tilted or dumped during the storage, storage or placement of the food, so that the condition of the liquid product being evaluated is more controllable and unconsistent, and is not subject to the container and Operator influence. The food quality evaluation method of the present invention uses the food quality evaluation device to perform the steps thereof, so that the invention can be applied to the quality evaluation of the yoghurt products, and can also be applied to the quality evaluation of the desserts and pudding products, and can be carried out according to requirements. Placement at different angles to achieve quality results.

In addition, the transparent evaluation film is adhered to the container port of the food product which is peeled off the sealing film, and the orthogonal grid-like grid line constitutes an evaluation grid spacing which can be designed to be 1 mm*1 mm~1 cm*1 cm according to the evaluated food product demand, so that the use The stability of the food quality can be evaluated by evaluating the evaluation grid on the film to determine the amount of water removed from the food product as a function of time, or the volume change of the food itself due to water separation.

Thereby, the user is provided to judge the influence of the storage or transportation of the food product based on the result of the evaluation and analysis, and can improve the packaging method, packaging container or food formula of the food product by analyzing the result. In order to improve the success rate of the products, the user can confirm the quality of the food products through production, transportation and store sales. The food quality evaluation device and method can be controlled in advance, and the food products can be predicted to be transported via the road. The evaluation of product sales during the store's sales to improve product quality stability and achieve quality control.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, several preferred embodiments of the food quality evaluation device of the present invention are disclosed. As can be seen from the drawings, the food quality evaluation device includes a base frame 10 and an angular amount. The measuring assembly 20, a carrier 30, 30A and at least one evaluation film 40.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the base frame 10 includes a base 11 and a vertical pole 12 , and the vertical pole 12 is erected on the base 11 .

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the angle measuring component 20 is disposed on the upper portion of the pole 12 of the base frame 10. The angle measuring component 20 includes a protractor 21 and an angle pointer 22, and the protractor 21 has a The angular scale component is fixed to the upright 12, and the angle pointer 22 is movably disposed on one side of the protractor 21, and the angle pointer 22 can indicate an angle on the protractor 21.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the carrier 30 is assembled on the pole 12 at an adjustable angle, and the angle pointer 22 is connected to interlock the angle pointer 22 with the carrier 30. The carrier 30 The angle of inclination can be displayed via the angle hand 22, which is used to carry at least one of the food products evaluated and to change the placement of the food product.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the carrier 30, 30A includes a frame body 31, 31A, a locking assembly 32, and at least one support member 33. The frame body 31, 31A is assembled on the upright 12 by the locking component 32 and connected to the angle pointer 22, so that the frame body 31, 31A can change the inclination angle with respect to the upright 12, and the locking component is utilized. The fixing component 32 can be a combination of a bolt and a nut. The supporting component 33 can be one or more, and is disposed on the frame body 31, 31A for supporting the food product. 50.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the frame body 31 of the carrier frame 30 is a fixed component. The frame body 31 includes a pillar 311 and at least one extension member 312. The pillar 311 is coupled with the locking component. The assembly 32 is disposed on the upright 12, the angle pointer 22 is disposed at one end of the post 311, and the extension member 312 is fixed to the other end of the post 311 with respect to the angle pointer 22, the support member 33 It is fixed to the extended member 312.

As shown in FIG. 3, the frame 31A of the carrier 30A is an adjustable member. The frame 31A includes a post 311A, at least one extending member 312A, and at least one angle adjusting component 313A. The 311A joint locking component 32 is assembled on the pole 12, the angle pointer 22 is disposed at one end of the pillar 311A, the extension member 312A may be one or more, and the extension member 312A is based on the support component. The number of 33 is determined, the extension member 312A is configured to set the other end of the pillar 311A with respect to the angle pointer 22. The number of the angle adjustment components 313A corresponds to the number of the extension members 312A, and each extension member 31A2 is combined with one. The angle adjusting unit 313A is connected to the supporting member 33 to adjust the tilting angle of the supporting member 33, so that the carrier 30A has more degrees of freedom in tilt angle adjustment.

In the frame body 31A, the extending member 312A can be directly fixed to the pillar 311A (not shown). Alternatively, as shown in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the extending member 312A is combined with a central angle adjusting component 314A. The post 311A allows the extension member 312A to change the tilt angle by the central angle adjustment assembly 314A.

The extension member 312A can be a fixed length member or a telescopically adjustable length member. As shown in FIG. 3, when the extension member 312A is a member of a telescopic adjustable length, an existing telescopic rod can be selected, and the structure thereof will not be described herein. The angle adjusting component 313A and the central angle adjusting component 314A can select an existing ball and ball combination angle adjusting component, or an existing gear set angle adjusting component, or other equivalent angle adjusting mechanism, and the specific structure thereof This will not be repeated here.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the evaluation film 40 is adhered to the container 51 of the evaluated food product 50 after the sealing film 53 at the port of the container 51 of the evaluated food product 50 is peeled off. The portion of the evaluation film 40 that protrudes from the port of the container 51 can be trimmed or not trimmed, and the water-repellent state of the evaluated food 52 can be observed through the transparent evaluation film. The evaluation film 40 may be one or a plurality of sheets. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, each of the evaluation films 40 is an adhesive transparent film, and the surface thereof is provided with a straight mesh line and constitutes a majority. The evaluation squares 41 of the squares are determined according to the requirements of the quality control conditions of the evaluated food product 50, and the size (length L*width W) of the evaluation grid 41 can be set. It is 1mm*1mm~1cm*1cm (including 1mm*1mm and 1cm*1cm), wherein the size (length*width) of the evaluation square 41 can be 1mm*1mm, 2mm*2mm, 5mm*5mm or 1cm* 1cm and so on.

The food quality evaluation device of the invention is suitable for pudding foods such as yogurt, pudding, cheese, cooked pudding, etc., and can also be applied to the quality evaluation of food products such as desserts. In the above food product, in the case of Yogurt, Yogurt is a method of microbial fermentation to agglomerate casein to form a network structure. Therefore, the detached water state of yoghurt can be used to evaluate the reticulate formin. Structural stability can also be used to assess the extent of damage to the casein network during store storage and pathway transport. In the case of raw puddings and cheeses, raw puddings and cheeses use gelatinous raw materials to condense food materials into solids. The state of liquid leaving water can evaluate the structural stability of raw puddings or cheeses, and can also evaluate store storage and transportation processes. The degree of structural damage to raw pudding or cheese. In the case of cooked pudding, the cooked pudding uses the protein deformation of the egg to cause the product to condense into a solid. The state of the liquid leaving the water can evaluate the structural stability of the cooked pudding, and can also evaluate the damage of the cooked pudding structure during the storage and transportation of the store. degree. From the above, it can be seen that the above-mentioned various food products can evaluate the quality stability of the food product by the state of water leaving the liquid or the volume change of the food itself due to water separation.

The food quality evaluation method of the present invention is performed by using the food quality evaluation device described above, and the food quality evaluation device shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is taken as an example, please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 4 and FIG. The implementation steps include: tearing off the sealing film 53 of the container 51 port of the evaluated food product 50, and then adhering the evaluation film 40 to the port of the container 51; mounting the food product 50 to which the evaluation film 40 has been attached The support member 33 of the carrier 30 is used; the angle of inclination of the food product 50 to which the evaluation film 40 has been pasted is adjusted by the food quality evaluation device; the food product 50 to which the evaluation film 40 has been pasted is placed in a static, static or combined state; The evaluation panel 41 of the evaluation film 40 observes the amount of water oozing out of the food in the container 51 in the food product 50 as a function of time, or the amount of volume change of the food itself due to water detachment.

In the above step of adjusting the inclination angle of the food product to which the evaluation film has been pasted by using the food quality evaluation device, the inclination angle adjustment of the food product to which the evaluation film has been pasted is simulated to store the physical store and the transportation state of the transportation process (eg, obliquely, The tilt angle of the inverted cup or the like).

In the foregoing step of causing the food product to be pasted to evaluate the film to be in a static, dynamic or combined state, the static storage is performed for a predetermined time according to the storage state of the physical store, or the dynamic placement of the shaking is adopted according to the state of the transportation process of the passage. After a predetermined period of time, or according to the state of the path transportation and the physical store storage, after shaking for a period of time, the static placement is continued for another period of time, or after being statically placed for a period of time, then shaking for another period of time, or taking the first Statically placed, shaken again, followed by static placement, etc. The length of the aforementioned time is determined according to the state of store storage or transportation to be simulated. Thereby, the evaluated food product can simulate the state of store storage or transportation on the food quality evaluation device, so as to observe the damage degree of the food product structure during the placement process.

It can be seen from the above description that the food quality evaluation device proposed by the present invention sets the carrier by the base frame combined with the angle measuring component, provides the evaluated food product placement by using the carrier, and can adjust and change the placing state of the food product. In order to adjust the storage and release angle of food products, it simulates the state of tilting or dumping of food products during storage, storage or placement on the shelves, so that the condition of liquids in the evaluated food products can be controlled more consistently. The impact of the container and the operator. The food quality evaluation method of the present invention uses the food quality evaluation device to perform the steps thereof, so that the invention can be applied to the quality evaluation of the yoghurt products, and can also be applied to the quality evaluation of the desserts and pudding products, and can be carried out according to requirements. Placement at different angles to achieve quality results.

In addition, the transparent evaluation film is adhered to the container port of the food product which is peeled off the sealing film, so that the user can change the water content of the food product due to the change of time after the placement state by evaluating the evaluation square on the film, or The food itself is evaluated for the stability of the food quality due to the volume change caused by the water. Thereby, the user is provided to judge the influence of the storage or transportation of the food product based on the result of the evaluation and analysis, and can improve the packaging method, packaging container or food formula of the food product by evaluating the analysis result. In order to improve the success rate of the products, the user can confirm the quality of the food products through production, transportation and store sales. The food quality evaluation device and method can be controlled in advance, and the food products can be predicted to be transported via the road. The evaluation of product sales during the store's sales to improve product quality stability and achieve quality control.

10‧‧‧ pedestal

11‧‧‧Base

12‧‧‧ pole

20‧‧‧ Angle measuring components

21‧‧‧Protractor

22‧‧‧ Angle pointer

30, 30A‧‧‧ carrier

31, 31A‧‧‧ frame

311, 311A‧‧ ‧ pillar

312, 312A‧‧‧Extended components

313A‧‧‧Angle adjustment assembly

314A‧‧‧Central Angle Adjustment Kit

32‧‧‧Locking components

33‧‧‧Support parts

40‧‧‧Evaluation film

41‧‧‧Evaluation grid

L‧‧‧Evaluation of the length of the square

W‧‧‧Evaluation of the width of the square

50‧‧‧Food products

51‧‧‧ Container

52‧‧‧Food

53‧‧‧ Sealing film

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the food quality evaluation device of the present invention and the food product being evaluated. 2 is a side plan view showing the preferred embodiment of the food quality evaluation device shown in FIG. 1 after assembling the evaluated food product. Figure 3 is a top plan view of another preferred embodiment of the food quality evaluation device of the present invention. Figure 4 is a flow chart of the evaluated peeling film of the food product and the evaluation film of the adhesive. Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the evaluation film in the food quality evaluation apparatus of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a view showing the state of use of the preferred embodiment of the food quality evaluation apparatus shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Claims (10)

A food quality evaluation device comprises: a base frame comprising a base and a vertical rod, the vertical rod is erected on the base; an angle measuring component is disposed on the vertical pole of the base frame, The angle measuring component comprises an angled scale protractor and an angle pointer, the protractor is fixed on the pole, the angle pointer is arranged on one side of the protractor and can indicate an angle on the protractor; a rack that is angularly disposed on the pole and coupled to the angle pointer, the angle pointer being coupled to the carrier, the carrier being configured to carry the at least one food product being evaluated, and capable of changing the a state in which the food product is placed; and at least one evaluation film for adhering to a container port of the peeling film of the food product, the evaluation film having an adhesive transparent film and a straight mesh on the surface The ruled line constitutes an evaluation square of a plurality of squares, and the size of the evaluation square is 1 mm*1 mm to 1 cm*1 cm. The food quality evaluation device of claim 1, wherein the carrier comprises a frame body, a locking component and at least one supporting component, the frame system is assembled on the pole and connected to the locking component The angle pointer allows the frame to change the angle of inclination relative to the upright. The food quality evaluation device of claim 2, wherein the frame is a fixed member, the frame comprises a pillar and at least one extension member, and the pillar is assembled on the pole in combination with the locking component, An angle pointer is disposed at one end of the post, the extension member is fixed to the other end of the post relative to the angle pointer, and the support member is fixed to the extended member. The food quality evaluation device of claim 2, wherein the frame comprises a pillar, at least one extension member, and at least one angle adjustment component, the pillar being combined with the locking component is disposed on the pole, the angle A pointer is disposed at one end of the post, and the extension member is configured to set the other end of the post relative to the angle pointer, and the extension member is coupled to the support member in conjunction with the angle adjustment assembly. The food quality evaluation device of claim 4, wherein the extension member is coupled to the post in combination with a central angle adjustment assembly, such that the extension member can change the tilt angle by the central angle adjustment assembly. The food quality evaluation device of claim 4 or 5, wherein the extension member is a member that is telescopically adjustable in length. A food quality evaluation method, which is carried out using the food quality evaluation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the step of the food quality evaluation method comprising: tearing the sealing film of the container port of the evaluated food product And then attach the evaluation film to the container port; install the food product to which the evaluation film has been attached on the support member of the carrier; use the food quality evaluation device to adjust the inclination angle of the food product to which the evaluation film has been pasted; Evaluating the filmed food product in a static, static or combined state; and evaluating the amount of water oozing out of the food in the container over time in the food product by evaluating the evaluation panel of the film, or the food itself being caused by water separation The amount of volume change, while assessing food quality. The food quality evaluation method according to claim 7, wherein the step of causing the food product to which the evaluation film has been pasted is in a state of being static, dynamic or a combination thereof is performed by statically placing a predetermined time or shaking. The way to dynamically place a predetermined time. The food quality evaluation method according to claim 7, wherein the step of causing the food product to which the evaluation film has been pasted is in a state of static, dynamic or a combination thereof is performed by shaking for a period of time and then continuously placing the static product for another period of time. The way, or take the static position for a while, then continue to shake for another period of time. The food quality evaluation method according to claim 7, wherein the step of causing the food product to which the evaluation film has been pasted is in a state of static, dynamic or a combination thereof is taken by statically placing and then shaking, followed by static placement. the way.