METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRYING INSTANT NOODLES Russian patent published in 2016 - IPC A23L7/113 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: method involves stages of drying unfried noodles stage room gelled noodle strings in holding tank to dry instant noodles, having one or more holes in bottom surface so that ratio of total area of holes to area of bottom surface of holding tank is 30 % or less, or does not have holes in bottom surface, i.e. in holding tank with relative area of holes from 0 to 30 %, and supply of high-speed air flow, preferably with air flow rate of 50 m/s or more, above holding tank from above to noodle in holding tank.

EFFECT: invention enables to obtain unfried noodles that is easily disengaged without sticking noodle strings and has excellent recoverability.

6 cl, 3 tbl, 6 ex