US 12,279,627 B2
Method for producing solid food product, and method for producing solid milk including hardening treatment
Aya Kato, Tokyo (JP); Keigo Hanyu, Tokyo (JP); Tetsu Kamiya, Tokyo (JP); and Jin Ogiwara, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to MEIJI CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/641,719
Filed by Meiji Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Jul. 31, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/029579
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 9, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/049201, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-167795 (JP), filed on Sep. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0330566 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. A23C 9/18 (2006.01); A23C 9/16 (2006.01)
CPC A23C 9/18 (2013.01) [A23C 9/16 (2013.01); A23C 2210/15 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for producing a solid milk having a solid form obtained by compression molding a powdered milk, the method comprising:
compression molding the powdered milk to form a compression molded body of the powdered milk; and
performing a hardening treatment on the compression molded body of the powdered milk,
wherein the hardening treatment comprises a humidification treatment and a drying treatment, and in the humidification treatment the compression molded body of the powdered milk is placed under an environment of a humidity of more than 0% relative humidity (RH) to 100% relative humidity (RH) or less and a temperature of higher than 100° C.