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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2020
Marel Further Processing B.v., Boxmeer, NL;
Patricia Hoekstra-Suurs, Boxmeer, NL;
MAREL FURTHER PROCESSING B.V., Boxmeer, NL;
Abstract
A method is provided for thermal treating a food product in a thermal treatment unit with the food product having a casing comprising a protein, or hybrid casing. The method involves providing the food product, subjecting the food product to a brine solution, conveying the food product into the unit, and subjecting the food product to a thermal treating step. The thermal treating step includes at least: a) drying the food product, and b) subsequently, further thermal treating the food product. The method further involves: determining the denaturation temperature of the protein, and setting the parameters of the climate in the unit such that the dew point of the air of the unit is equal to or lower than the determined denaturation temperature, wherein step a) ends in case the surface temperature of the casing is equal to the dew point of the air of the unit.