METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF FLAKES OF GRITS Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: food industry. SUBSTANCE: method involves dipping grits in water (20-90 C) for 85-90 sec. Wet grits are exposed to IR-radiation in two phases - at the first phase the radiation wavelength is 3.35-3.50 microns and flow density 10-11kWt/m² until the grit surface temperature is 100-110 C, and at the second phase the wavelength is 0.96-1.0 microns and flow density is 20-25kWt/m² for 8-12 sec. The resulting half-finished product is cooled by way of moistening with water atomized in air until the content of moisture in the product is 18-20%. This is followed by product crushing. EFFECT: higher product quality; higher nutritive value of product. 2 cl