TWI837794B - Method for producing oil package containing particles and oil package produced therefrom - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for producing an oil bag containing particles includes the following steps: mixing a first oil product and a second oil product to produce a base oil product, wherein the base oil product has a melting point of less than 25°C; preparing particles; mixing the base oil product and the particles to produce a mixture; freezing the mixture to solidify the mixture; and packaging the frozen mixture to produce the oil bag containing particles, wherein the viscosity of the frozen mixture when packaged is 100-150 cP. The method for producing an oil bag containing particles provided by the present invention can quickly and uniformly produce the oil bag containing particles for large-scale production.

Description

Method for manufacturing oil bag containing particles and its product

A method for producing an oil bag containing particles, more specifically, a method for producing a vegetable oil bag containing particles.

Many foods, such as instant noodles or dry noodles, come with seasoning oil packets, allowing consumers to add flavors according to their preferences to add unique aromas and flavors to the food. Therefore, there are many types of seasoning oil packets currently on the market, some are pure oil packets, and some oil packets also contain additional solid spices such as chili residue, pepper or scallions.

Compared with pure fat packs, oil packs with solid spices can not only add richness to the aroma, but also enhance the taste of the food. However, it is known that oil packs containing solid spices usually use animal fats as the fat material, which cannot meet the needs of vegetarians or people who pay attention to health and wellness. Therefore, the development of vegetable oil packs containing solid spices has great market potential.

In view of this, how to provide a method for manufacturing a vegetable oil bag containing ingredients to mass-produce the oil bag has become an issue that the industry urgently needs to solve.

The object of the present invention is to provide a method for preparing an oil bag containing particulate matter and low freezing point fat on a large scale.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the first aspect of the present invention provides a method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particles, comprising the following steps:

Mixing a first oil product and a second oil product to prepare a base oil product, wherein the base oil product has a melting point of below 25°C;

Preparation of granules;

mixing the base oil product and the granular material to prepare a mixture;

Freezing the mixture to solidify the mixture; and

The frozen mixture is packaged to obtain the oil bag containing the particles, wherein the viscosity of the frozen mixture when packaged is 100-150 cP.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the saturated fat content of the first oil product is less than 30%, and the saturated fat content of the second oil product is more than 30%.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of mixing the first oil product and the second oil product to prepare the base oil product, the mixing ratio of the first oil product and the second oil product is 1:1~19:1.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the first oil product and the second oil product are mixed in a ratio of 10:1.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the first oil product or the second oil product is vegetable oil.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the melting point of the base oil is below 15°C.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of preparing the granules includes grinding to obtain the granules, wherein the particle size of the granules is 0.3-2 mm.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the particles further include first particles and second particles, wherein the particle size of the first particles is greater than or equal to the particle size of the second particles.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of mixing the base oil product and the particulate matter to prepare a mixture, the content of the first particulate matter is greater than or equal to the content of the second particulate matter.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of mixing the base oil and the particulate matter to prepare the mixture, the content of the particulate matter is 0.5-6%.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of mixing the base oil product and the particulate matter to form a mixture further includes uniformly dispersing the particulate matter in the base oil product to form the mixture.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, in the step of freezing the mixture, the freezing temperature is lower than 0°C.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of freezing the mixture is to freeze the mixture using a rapid cooling technique.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of packaging the frozen mixture, the viscosity of the mixture is 110-130 cP.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of packaging the frozen mixture, the temperature of the environment in which the mixture is located is higher than the melting point of the base oil.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the temperature of the base oil, the particulate matter or the mixture is not higher than 35°C.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the packaging speed of the oil bag containing the granules is 80 bags per minute.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the packaging inclusion rate of the prepared oil bag containing particles is less than 2%.

The second aspect of the present invention provides an oil bag containing particles, which is produced by the method for producing an oil bag containing particles described in the first aspect of the present invention.

Compared with the prior art, the method for manufacturing the oil bag containing particles provided by the present invention can quickly package the oil product containing particles, and the particles of the prepared oil bag are evenly dispersed in the oil, and the oil bag containing particles can be mass-produced.

The following is a description of the implementation of the present invention through specific embodiments. People familiar with the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification. The present invention can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be modified and changed in various ways based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Please refer to Figure 1, which is a flow chart of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The first aspect of the present invention provides a method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particles, comprising the following steps:

S1: mixing a first oil product and a second oil product to prepare a base oil product, wherein the melting point of the base oil product is below 25° C.;

S2 Preparation of granules;

S3 mixing the base oil product and the granular material to prepare a mixture;

S4 freezing the mixture to solidify the mixture; and

S5: packaging the frozen mixture to obtain the oil bag containing the particles, wherein the viscosity of the mixture when packaged is 100-150 cP.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the saturated fat content of the first oil product may be less than 30%, and the saturated fat content of the second oil product may be more than 30%. Preferably, the saturated fat content of the first oil product may be less than 20%, and the saturated fat content of the second oil product may be more than 35%. In this embodiment, the first oil product may be liquid at room temperature, and the second oil product may be solid at room temperature.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of mixing the first oil product and the second oil product to prepare the base oil product, the mixing ratio of the first oil product and the second oil product can be 1:1~19:1.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of mixing the first oil product and the second oil product to prepare the base oil product, the mixing ratio of the first oil product and the second oil product may be about 1:1 to about 19:1. For example, the mixing ratio of the first oil product and the second oil product may be about 1:1 to about 2:1, about 1:1 to about 3:1, about 1:1 to about 4:1, about 1:1 to about 5:1, about 1:1 to about 6:1, John 1:1 to John 7:1, John 1:1 to John 8:1, John 1:1 to John 9:1, John 1:1 to John 10:1, John 1:1 to John 11:1, John 1:1 to John 12:1, John 1:1 to John 13:1, John 1:1 to John 14:1, John 1:1 to John 15:1, John 1:1 to John 16:1, John 1:1 to John 17:1, John 1:1 to John 18:1, John 1:1 to John 19:1; According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mixing ratio of the first oil product and the second oil product may be about 1:1 to about 19:1. For example, the mixing ratio of the first oil product and the second oil product may be about 1:1 to about 19:1, about 2:1 to about 19:1, about 3:1 to about 19:1, about 4:1 to about 19:1, about 5:1 to about 19:1, about 6:1 to about 19:1, about 7:1 to about 19:1, about 8:1 to about 19:1, about 9:1 to about 19:1, about 10:1 to about 19:1, about 11:1 to about 19:1, about 12:1 to about 19:1, about 13:1 to about 19:1, about 14:1 to about 19:1, about 15:1 to about 19:1, about 16:1 to about 19:1, about 17:1 to about 19:1, about 18:1 to about 19:1, about 19 ... John 19:1, John 8:1-John 19:1, John 9:1-John 19:1, John 10:1-John 19:1, John 11:1-John 19:1, John 12:1-John 19:1, John 13:1-John 19:1, John 14:1-John 19:1, John 15:1-John 19:1, John 16:1-John 19:1, John 17:1-John 19:1, John 18:1-John 19:1.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first oil product and the second oil product can be mixed in a ratio of about 10:1.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first oil product or the second oil product can be a vegetable oil. In this embodiment, the type of the first oil product can be, for example, but not limited to, canola oil, soybean oil or sunflower oil. The type of the second oil product can be, for example, but not limited to, palm oil or coconut oil.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the melting point of the base oil product may be below 25°C. In this embodiment, the base oil product may be in liquid state at room temperature.

Please refer to Figure 2, which shows a mixed oil product of the present invention made by mixing the first oil product and the second oil product in a ratio of 4:6. The melting point of the mixed oil product made in a mixing ratio of 4:6 is greater than 25°C and can be an opaque solid at room temperature, which is different from the base oil product of the present invention which can be a liquid at room temperature.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of preparing the granules includes grinding to obtain the granules, wherein the particle size of the granules can be 0.3-2 mm. In this embodiment, the use of granules larger than 2 mm is not conducive to the packaging of oil packets with uniform particle uniformity, and granules smaller than 0.3 mm are basically powdery and cannot provide a good edible taste.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the temperature of the grinding process can be below 20° C. Preferably, the temperature of the grinding process can be 15-18° C.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the type of the granules may be, for example but not limited to, chili pepper, Sichuan pepper, crispy scallion, sesame or peanut.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the granular material may further include a first granular material and a second granular material. In this embodiment, the first granular material and the second granular material may be of different types, for example, the first granular material may be chili grains, the second granular material may be pepper grains, or the first granular material and the second granular material may be chili grains of different types, but the invention is not limited thereto.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the particle size of the first particles may be greater than or equal to the particle size of the second particles. For example, the particle size of the first particles may be 0.4-1.7 mm, and the particle size of the second particles may be 0.3-0.4 mm, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of mixing the base oil product and the particulate matter to prepare the mixture, the content of the particulate matter can be 0.5-6%. In this embodiment, a particulate matter content higher than 6% can easily cause the particulate matter to remain or block the interior and outlet of the dispenser when the mixture is dispensed, resulting in inconsistent particulate matter content in the oil bag containing the particulate matter after dispensing, thereby reducing the uniformity of the particulate matter in the oil bag.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of mixing the base oil and the particulate matter to form a mixture, the content of the first particulate matter may be greater than or equal to the content of the second particulate matter. In this embodiment, the content of the first particulate matter may be 2-4%, and the content of the second particulate matter may be 0.5-2%, but not limited thereto.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the step of mixing the base oil product and the particulate matter to form a mixture may further include uniformly dispersing the particulate matter in the base oil product to form the mixture.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of freezing the mixture can be performed by rapidly freezing the mixture, so that the liquid base oil product can be rapidly frozen into a solid state. Preferably, when the particles are uniformly dispersed in the liquid base oil product, the mixture can be frozen by rapidly cooling the mixture, so that the particles can be uniformly dispersed in the solid base oil product, and the particles will not slowly settle to the bottom of the base oil product over time due to gravity.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of freezing the mixture, the freezing temperature may be lower than 0°C. Preferably, the freezing temperature may be 0 to -4°C. More preferably, the mixture may be frozen and stored at a temperature of 0 to -4°C for at least 96 hours, so that the surface and the interior of the base oil product are solidified and in a solid state.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of dispensing the frozen mixture, the temperature of the environment in which the mixture is located can be higher than the melting point of the base oil product, so that when the mixture is dispensed, part of the base oil product melts and the mixture has fluidity, which is conducive to moving the mixture in the dispenser and dispensing it into the oil bag. In this embodiment, part of the base oil product still maintains a solid state, so the particles can maintain their uniformity in the solid base oil product.

According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, in the step of packaging the frozen mixture, the viscosity of the mixture can be 110-130 cP. At this viscosity, it is convenient for the mixture to be packaged through a dispenser, and at the same time, the uniformity of the solid base oil of the particles can be maintained, thereby dispensing the oil bag containing the particles with uniform particle uniformity.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the particle content in the prepared oil bag containing particles can be less than 2%.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in each step of the method for manufacturing the oil package containing particles of the present invention, the temperature of the base oil product, the particles or the mixture may be no higher than 35° C. Specifically, the step of mixing the first oil product and the second oil product to obtain the base oil product, the step of preparing the particles and the step of packaging the frozen mixture are all treated at a temperature no higher than 35° C. The oil product and the particles treated at low temperature throughout the process can retain relatively complete aroma and nutritional components.

The second aspect of the present invention provides an oil bag containing particles, which is produced by the method for producing an oil bag containing particles described in the first aspect of the present invention.

Embodiment

A first oil product and a second oil product are mixed to prepare a base oil product, wherein the melting point of the base oil product is below 25°C; a granular material is prepared, wherein the granular material comprises a first granular material and a second granular material, wherein the first granular material is a chili grain of 0.4-1.7 mm, and the second granular material is a Sichuan pepper grain of 0.3-0.4 mm; the base oil product and the granular material are mixed to prepare a mixture; the mixture is frozen to solidify the mixture; and the frozen mixture is packaged to prepare the oil bag containing the granular material of the embodiment, wherein the viscosity of the mixture when packaged is 100-150 cP.

Comparison Example

A first oil product and a second oil product are mixed to obtain a base oil product, wherein the melting point of the base oil product is below 25°C; a granular material is prepared, wherein the granular material comprises a first granular material and a second granular material, wherein the first granular material is 0.4-1.7 mm chili pepper grains, and the second granular material is 0.3-0.4 mm Sichuan pepper grains; the base oil product and the granular material are mixed to obtain a mixture; and the mixture is packaged to obtain an oil bag containing granular materials of a comparative example, wherein the base oil product is in liquid state when the mixture is packaged.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which shows samples of the mixtures prepared in the embodiment and the comparative example of the present invention taken out at different time points during the subpackaging process. The contents of the first to fifth tubes of the embodiment in FIG. 3 are the finished mixtures prepared in sequence from the early, middle and late stages of the entire subpackaging process according to the method of the embodiment of the present invention. The contents of the first to third tubes of the comparative example are the finished mixtures prepared in sequence from the early, middle and late stages of the entire subpackaging process according to the method of the comparative example of the present invention.

As shown in FIG3 , in the subpackaging process of the frozen mixture of the embodiment, the contents of the base oil and the particles in the oil packets subpacked from the early stage to the later stage are substantially equal, that is, the oil packets produced by the method for producing the oil packets containing particles of the present invention are of stable quality and have good particle uniformity. In the mixture produced by the comparative example, the particles slowly settle to the bottom of the base oil over time during the subpackaging process, resulting in uneven particle contents in the oil packets subpacked from the early stage to the later stage. As shown in FIG3 , the particulate matter content of the second tube of the comparative example is significantly less than that of the first and third tubes, and the overall content of the first and second tubes is significantly less than that of the third tube. That is, the method of the comparative example cannot accurately package the mixture, and the oil prepared in the comparative example has inconsistent content and unstable quality.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which shows the oil bag containing particles made by the embodiment and the comparative example of the present invention. In the packaging process of the mixture made by the comparative example, the base oil product is in liquid state, and the particles will gradually settle at the bottom of the base oil product, or remain or accumulate inside the dispenser, resulting in uneven packaging. As shown in FIG. 4, the content of particles in the upper oil bag of the comparative example is obviously higher than that in the lower oil bag. In addition, the particles in the comparative example will flow with the liquid base oil product, which is not only easy to be unevenly packaged, but also the particles will be sealed in the sealing film of the oil bag, as shown in the boxed area of FIG. 4 of the comparative example. On the contrary, in the embodiment, during the packaging process, the particles can be kept uniformly dispersed in the base oil product, which is not only conducive to packaging oil packages with uniformity, but also prevents the particles from being caught in the sealing film of the oil package, resulting in problems such as waste of raw materials or poor consumer perception.

According to the present invention, after the mixture of the embodiment of the present invention is frozen, the base oil product is solid, and the particles can be kept in a uniform state in the base oil product, so the speed of filling and packaging the mixture can be further improved. According to the present invention, the embodiment can be packaged out about 80 oil bags with the same particle content per minute, and the packaging material inclusion rate can be less than 2%. On the contrary, since the mixture of the comparative example is not frozen, the base oil product has high fluidity, resulting in inconsistent particle content in the oil bags packaged by the comparative example, and the packaging speed is limited, only about 60 oil bags can be produced per minute, and the packaging material inclusion rate is about 6.66%. It can be seen that the method provided by the present invention can maintain the uniformity of the particles in the base oil product to accelerate the production process and improve the product yield.

In summary, the method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particulate matter provided by the present invention can maintain the uniformity of the particulate matter in the base oil product when the mixture is packaged, and the mixture also retains a certain degree of fluidity, which is conducive to quickly packaging the oil bag containing particulate matter, and the uniformity of the particulate matter in the oil bag is consistent, so that the oil bag containing particulate matter with stable quality and good quality can be produced. Therefore, the method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particulate matter of the present invention can be used to mass-produce the oil bag containing particulate matter.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art may modify and alter the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be as listed in the scope of the patent application described below.

Steps S1~S5

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a mixed oil product of the present invention obtained by mixing the first oil product and the second oil product in a ratio of 4:6.

FIG. 3 shows samples of the mixtures prepared in the embodiments and comparative examples of the present invention taken out at different time points during the packaging process.

FIG. 4 shows the oil packets containing particles prepared in the embodiments and comparative examples of the present invention.

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Claims (18)

A method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particulate matter comprises the following steps: mixing a first oil product and a second oil product to obtain a base oil product, wherein the saturated fat content of the first oil product is less than 30%, and the saturated fat content of the second oil product is more than 30%, and the melting point of the base oil product is less than 25°C; preparing particulate matter; mixing the base oil product and the particulate matter to obtain a mixture; freezing the mixture to solidify the mixture; and packaging the frozen mixture to obtain the oil bag containing particulate matter, wherein the viscosity of the frozen mixture when packaged is 100-150 cP. The method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particles as described in claim 1, wherein in the step of mixing the first oil product and the second oil product to obtain the base oil product, the mixing ratio of the first oil product and the second oil product is 1:1~19:1. The method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particulate matter as described in claim 2, wherein the first oil product and the second oil product are mixed in a ratio of 10:1. The method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particulate matter as described in claim 1, wherein the first oil product or the second oil product is vegetable oil. A method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particles as described in claim 1, wherein the melting point of the base oil is below 15°C. The method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particles as described in claim 1, wherein the step of preparing the particles includes grinding to obtain the particles, wherein the particle size of the particles is 0.3 to 2 mm. A method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particles as described in claim 1, wherein the particles further include first particles and second particles, wherein the particle size of the first particles is greater than or equal to the particle size of the second particles. The method for manufacturing an oil package containing particulate matter as described in claim 7, wherein, in the step of mixing the base oil product and the particulate matter to form a mixture, the content of the first particulate matter is greater than or equal to the content of the second particulate matter. The method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particulate matter as described in claim 1, wherein in the step of mixing the base oil and the particulate matter to form a mixture, the content of the particulate matter is 0.5~6%. The method for manufacturing an oil package containing particulate matter as described in claim 1, wherein the step of mixing the base oil product and the particulate matter to form a mixture further includes uniformly dispersing the particulate matter in the base oil product to form the mixture. The method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particles as described in claim 1, wherein in the step of freezing the mixture, the freezing temperature is lower than 0°C. The method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particles as described in claim 1, wherein the step of freezing the mixture is to freeze the mixture using a rapid cooling technique. The method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particulate matter as described in claim 1, wherein in the step of packaging the frozen mixture, the viscosity of the mixture is 110-130 cP. The method for manufacturing an oil package containing particles as described in claim 1, wherein, in the step of packaging the frozen mixture, the temperature of the environment in which the mixture is located is higher than the melting point of the base oil. A method for manufacturing an oil package containing particulate matter as described in any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the temperature of the base oil, the particulate matter or the mixture is not higher than 35°C. A method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particulate matter as described in any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the packaging speed of the oil bag containing particulate matter is 80 bags per minute. A method for manufacturing an oil bag containing particulate matter as described in any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the packaging inclusion rate of the produced oil bag containing particulate matter is less than 2%. An oil bag containing particles is produced by using the method for producing an oil bag containing particles as described in any one of claims 1 to 17.