Process and apparatus for freezing liquid or semiliquid foods inthe form of essentially uniform pellets

Abstract From the Canadian patent

In a process for freezing liquid or semiliquid food products in the form of essentially uniform pellets the nonfrozen food product is introduced into a container. The product is agitated within the container while a liquid cooling gas is sprayed over the product. The partially frozen food product is then removed from the container before it is completely frozen and after formability has been achieved, and is formed into essentially uniform pellets which are completely frozen outside the container. An apparatus for carrying the process into effect comprises a container, an agitator mounted within said container, spray nozzles opening into the upper part of the said container for spraying the …